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20 West 38 Street

269Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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269 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL1008390059
BIN1015972

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Patterns

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

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (65) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · Lost Property (3) · Obstruction (2) · Building/Use (1) · Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,270,000 $1,021,500
2026$2,303,000 $1,036,350
2027$2,531,000 $1,138,950

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The WestburyIrishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway42 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 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 37 St / 5 Av — Q32 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 350 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

20 West 38 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

78 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,512,790 on 2020-03-20 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-06Agreement $4,057,619 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to LANDS 38 LLC $4,057,619
2025-08-06AL&R $4,057,619 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to LANDS 38 LLC $4,057,619
2020-03-20Mortgage $4,512,790 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,512,790
2015-04-02Agreement $5,000,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2015-04-02Mortgage $1,541,176 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,541,176
2015-04-02AL&R $5,000,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2008-12-05AL&R $37,750,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $37,750,000
2008-12-05Agreement $3,775,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,775,000
2008-12-05Mortgage $696,309 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $696,309
2007-08-14AL&R $1,000,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2007-08-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2004-03-11AL&R $2,250,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC $2,250,000
2004-03-11M&CON $2,250,000 — from BRAVO MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,250,000
1989-03-13Mortgage $100,000 — from TWENTY WEST ASSOCIATES to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $100,000
1986-06-13Mortgage $152,000 — from TWENTY WEST ASSOCIATES to EAST NEW YORK SAVGSBK $152,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201820002
201910001
202011114
202112003
202281009
202322004
202434018
20250714075
202603014
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 109Ownership & money 78Health & systems 8

Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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