437 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 311 service requests, 57 DOB complaints, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 172. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Obstruction (8) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · PLUMBING (3) · Industrial Waste (2).
$520,430 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ZDJ 18 West 38 LLC |
| Head officer | ZHIONG WU |
| Managing agent | JIMIN XU |
| Last registered | 2025-06-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,728,000 | $777,600 |
| 2026 | $1,967,000 | $885,150 |
| 2027 | $2,285,000 | $1,028,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jongro BBQ Market Ayce | Chinese | B | — |
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: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 37 St / 5 Av — Q32 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 5 Ave · 300 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.
18 West 38 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,838,245 on 2019-02-07 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC.; ZDJ 18 WEST 38 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2024-05-31 | ASPM $4,600,000 — from ZDJ 18 WEST 38 LLC; Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Mortgage $1,838,245 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,838,245 | |
| 2019-02-07 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Agreement $4,600,000 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC. to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY, INC. to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Mortgage $2,467,273 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY, INC. to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $2,467,273 | |
| 2003-06-24 | AL&R $1,072,500 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING to Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC | $1,072,500 | |
| 2003-06-24 | Mortgage $645,913 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING | $645,913 | |
| 2003-06-24 | Agreement $1,072,500 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING | $1,072,500 | |
| 1996-09-04 | Mortgage $650,000 — from Z.D. JASPER REALTY INC. to GREENPOINT BANK | $650,000 | |
| 1987-05-26 | Mortgage $45,000 — from GREENBURGER, FRANCIS to FIRST WOMEN'S BANK | $45,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2023 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
Every one of the 437 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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