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320 West 38 Street

1,101Records
21City systems
0Open violations
0.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 482 311 service requests, 110 DOB permits, 97 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2007
Floors24
Res. units569
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 38TH STREET LLC
BBL1007610043
BIN1087840, 1806053

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.3. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (48) · Outdoor Dining (45) · Street Condition (8) · Sidewalk Condition (5) · Smoking or Vaping (5) · Missed Collection (4).

Filed construction activity

$572,053 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
YesSix or more residential units (569)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST 38TH STREET LLC
Head officerCAROLE L PITTELMAN
Managing agentGLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$147,916,000 $66,562,200
2026$149,004,000 $67,051,800
2027$144,985,000 $65,243,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kpot Korean BBQ & Hot PotNot yet graded—
Kpot Korean BBQ & Hot PotKoreanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 38 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

320 West 38 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

156 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 29 buildings, 7,971 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
320 West 38 Street MN569 A
1424 2 Avenue MN467 A
240 East 39 Street MN464 A
1365 York Avenue MN418 A
630 West 246 Street BX403 A
10 Barclay Street MN396 A
1673 York Avenue MN383 A
300 East 56 Street MN369 A
160 West 62 Street MN339 A
1751 York Avenue MN328 A
45 West 60 Street MN322 A
1385 York Avenue MN290 A
10 Liberty Street MN287 A
1775 York Avenue MN272 A
175 West 60 Street MN258 A
320 East 46 Street MN248 A
350 East 79 Street MN236 A
1596 York Avenue MN233 A
333 East 102 Street MN230 A
1930 Broadway MN229 A
333 East 56 Street MN224 A
1434 York Avenue MN210 A
519 East 76 Street MN210 A
334 West 39 Street MN205 A
450 North End Avenue MN151 A
1737 York Avenue MN62 A
139-21 86 Avenue QN61 A
1195 Lexington Avenue MN58 A
425 East 72 Street MN49 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $209,570,000 on 2024-11-20 (lender: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-20Mortgage $209,570,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $209,570,000
2024-11-20Mortgage $209,570,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $209,570,000
2014-09-15Mortgage $260,000,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $260,000,000
2009-11-23Agreement $300,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $300,000
2009-05-11Agreement $300,000,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $300,000,000
2008-09-23Mortgage $300,000,000 — from WEST 38TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $300,000,000
2008-09-23Agreement $300,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; THE BANK OF NE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $300,000,000
2008-09-23Agreement $300,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $300,000,000
2007-04-04Deed $59,525,000 — from 310 WEST 38TH, LLC to WEST 38TH STREET LLC $59,525,000
1990-05-30Mortgage $4,200,000 — from 310 WEST GARAGE ASSOC; SCHARF, LEON; WEINREB, LEON; SCHARF, IRENE; WEINTEB, SAVINA to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017073301252
201825241638
201915260638
202030230329
202105290236
202298350658
202359350352
202472326956
202513440553
202611780686
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The full timeline

Construction 210Enforcement 242Housing & tenants 526Ownership & money 56Health & systems 67

Every one of the 1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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