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38 West 15 Street

189Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

189 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB permits, 25 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1903
Floors6
Res. units13
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)FIFTH FIFTEENTH RLTY CORP
BBL1008160063
BIN1015299

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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 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$178,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FIFTH-FIFTEENTH REALTY CORP
Head officerNICOLE TYLER
Managing agentCFA MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,395,000 $2,877,750
2026$6,628,000 $2,982,600
2027$6,886,000 $3,098,700

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,000,151 a year ($36.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $349,538 ($12.91 per sq ft), net operating income $650,612. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 6 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 6 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

38 West 15 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 10 Street MN56 A
534 East 11 Street MN29 A
44 West 96 Street MN25 A
170 East 92 Street MN20 A
346 East 58 Street MN20 A
3 Weehawken Street MN20 A
227 East 87 Street MN18 A
227 East 12 Street MN16 A
311 East 83 Street MN14 A
307 East 12 Street MN13 A
38 West 15 Street MN13 A
141 Mac Dougal Street MN11 A
216 East 7 Street MN10 A
424 Greenwich Street MN10 A
643 East 11 Street MN10 A
625 East 6 Street MN10 A
72 Perry Street MN10 A
985 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
58 West 15 Street MN9 A
993 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
53 Prince Street MN9 A
320 East 14 Street MN9 A
322 West 22 Street MN8 A
127 West 15 Street MN8 A
7 Great Jones Street MN7 A
275 Water Street MN6 A
242 8 Avenue MN6 A
381 Broome Street MN6 A
471 West 22 Street MN6 A
244 8 Avenue MN6 A
321 East 52 Street MN6 A
358 West 23 Street MN6 A
112 Hudson Street MN5 A
334 West 19 Street MN5 A
60 West 15 Street MN5 A
480 Broome Street MN5 A
48 West 86 Street MN5 A
332 West 19 Street MN5 A
331 West 84 Street MN5 A
425 East 9 Street MN4 B
423 East 9 Street MN4 C
325 East 9 Street MN4 B
378 West Broadway MN4 C
40 West 12 Street MN4 B
202 West 123 Street MN4 D
141 West 24 Street MN4 A
399 Washington Street MN4 A
334 East 30 Street MN3 C
27 Perry Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2020-06-11 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-05RPTT&RET $1,499,000 — from SMYTH, FRANCES DALE to SANDOR KRAUSS, AS TRUSTEE; HOR KEN HUI 2010 DYNASTY TRUST $1,499,000
2026-04-23Sold for $1,499,000 $1,499,000 $115,308
2023-08-31RPTT&RET $2,150,000 — from PARMAR, PARUL; SNODDY, JAMES A to MCCUTCHEON, LAURA SULLIVAN; MCCUTCHEON, HOWARD SHAW; KANDADI, VARUN; MCCUTCHEON, KATHERINE $2,150,000
2023-08-15Sold for $2,150,000 $2,150,000 $165,385
2021-06-30RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from NEWLOVE, LUCY to REJWAN, GUY; RODRIGUEZ GRANIEL, MARIO $2,500,000
2021-06-09Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $192,308
2020-06-11AL&R $1,800,000 — from FIFTH-FIFTEENTH REALTY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,800,000
2020-06-11Agreement $1,800,000 — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to FIFTH-FIFTEENTH REALTY CORP. $1,800,000
2020-06-11Mortgage $50,000 — from FIFTH-FIFTEENTH REALTY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $50,000
2018-12-18RPTT&RET $2,750,000 — from WONG, SAU Y; KING, FREDRIC to PUNCEL, MICHAEL; PUNCEL, MARI $2,750,000
2018-12-07Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $211,538
2017-05-30RPTT&RET $3,325,000 — from DENBO, SHERYL; SILVERMAN, STEPHEN to HEIDRICH, TONI J $3,325,000
2017-05-15Sold for $3,325,000 $3,325,000 $255,769
2016-09-06RPTT&RET $2,750,000 — from WEINBERGER, LAUREN M to FARBER, LIRONE; FARBER, ROBERT $2,750,000
2016-08-25Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $211,538

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710032015
2018101316
2019104016
20200063211
20214042111
2022007018
2023002215
202401220115
2025002114
2026011529
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 63Health & systems 14

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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