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38 West 26 Street

548Records
19City systems
0Open violations
3.5Penalty rate

548 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 DOB permits, 94 DOB job filings, 91 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1909
Floors12
Res. units17
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)12 LOFTS RLTY INC
BBL1008270068
BIN1015631

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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 78% 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 3.5. In ZIP 10010, 74% 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.

$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Lost Property (4) · Noise (3) · Encampment (2) · Water System (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,482,584 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (45 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)12 LOFTS REALTY, INC
Head officerARDI GASHI
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,529,000 $6,988,050
2026$15,893,000 $7,151,850
2027$16,049,000 $7,222,050

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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 $2,904,387 a year ($44.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,028,067 ($15.78 per sq ft), net operating income $1,876,320. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

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
The Ivory PeacockNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway28 St — R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 27 St — M7 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 25 St & 6 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

38 West 26 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

18 311 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 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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250 East 54 Street MN174 A
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180 East End Avenue MN159 A
605 East 82 Street MN159 A
1197 Park Avenue MN148 A
235 East 87 Street MN139 A
145 Central Park West MN138 A
1 Beekman Place MN136 A
31 East 37 Street MN131 A
2 Sutton Place South MN127 A
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263 West End Avenue MN124 A
205 West 57 Street MN115 A
1498 York Avenue MN112 A
420 East 51 Street MN110 A
1761 1 Avenue MN110 A
505 Greenwich Street MN102 A
681 Madison Avenue MN100 A
201 East 80 Street MN100 A
1150 3 Avenue MN96 A
7 Lexington Avenue MN93 A
14 Sutton Place South MN93 A
111 East 67 Street MN90 A
1050 5 Avenue MN90 A
20 Sutton Place South MN88 A
50 United Nations Plaza MN88 A
1150 Park Avenue MN85 A
239 Central Park West MN84 A
8 East 83 Street MN84 A
23 East 74 Street MN83 A
785 Park Avenue MN80 A
962 5 Avenue MN77 A
1 East 66 Street MN77 A
188 East 76 Street MN73 A
907 5 Avenue MN71 A
1095 Park Avenue MN68 A
1000 Park Avenue MN66 A
92 Laight Street MN65 A
826 Lexington Avenue MN65 A
610 Park Avenue MN64 A
1215 5 Avenue MN62 A
433 East 57 Street MN62 A
317 East 57 Street MN62 A
1289 Lexington Avenue MN61 A
1170 5 Avenue MN60 A
114 East 66 Street MN58 A
1115 Madison Avenue MN57 A
1080 5 Avenue MN57 A
30 Sutton Place MN56 A
470 Park Avenue MN56 A
2 East 98 Street MN54 A
1020 Park Avenue MN54 A
275 West 10 Street MN54 A

showing 60 of 160 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2021-06-05 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-24Sold for $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $223,529
2026-04-28RPTT&RET $514,207 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC. to NESVOLD, HANS P; BLOOMER, ELIZABETH A $514,207
2024-11-06RPTT&RET $6,400,000 — from NOBUKO SUGAI-BAUMGARTEN, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF LOTHAR BAUMGARTEN; MAX BARTSCHERER, AS ADM to NESVOLD, HANS P.; BLOOMER, ELIZABETH A. $6,400,000
2024-10-28Sold for $6,400,000 $6,400,000 $376,471
2024-01-10RPTT&RET $3,230,000 — from EDMUND SCHAFFZIN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF GABRIELE ROOS to YANAGIHARA, HANYA $3,230,000
2023-12-27Sold for $3,230,000 $3,230,000 $190,000
2023-06-20RPTT&RET $1,875,000 — from PAUL MARCHESE, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; RICHARD WENGENROTH & E. LOU WENGENROTH I to HANJA, SIIM $1,875,000
2023-06-13Sold for $1,875,000 $1,875,000 $110,294
2021-06-05Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK $1,500,000
2021-06-05Agreement $4,000,000 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2021-06-05AL&R $4,000,000 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2019-11-19RPTT&RET $3,700,000 — from KUSPIT, DONALD to BHASIN, AKASH; BHASIN, PRANIKA $3,700,000
2019-11-08Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $217,647
2019-06-12Mortgage $900,000 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $900,000
2019-06-12Agreement $2,500,000 — from 12 LOFTS REALTY, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172520110
20185360418
201966156437
202013320119
2021132156440
202216183129
20236243217
202412363226
202531180343
202610262323
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The full timeline

Construction 249Enforcement 100Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 65Health & systems 33

Every one of the 548 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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