149 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 DOB permits, 31 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (1).
$450,690 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,203,000 | $541,350 |
| 2026 | $1,260,000 | $567,000 |
| 2027 | $1,257,000 | $565,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class On 38th | Japanese | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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.
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 38 St — M5 M7 M55 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 38 St · 700 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.
55 West 38 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2024-06-12 (lender: Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., New York Branch), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | CMTG $10,000,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., NEW YORK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2024-06-12 | AL&R $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $28,500,000 | |
| 2024-06-12 | Deed $4,100,000 — from COBEL INC. to H HOTEL LLC | $4,100,000 | |
| 2024-06-12 | Agreement $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $28,500,000 | |
| 2024-06-12 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2024-06-05 | Sold for $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $1,025,000 |
| 2004-01-07 | Mortgage $300,000 — from COBEL INC. to ELIASOF, EMANUEL | $300,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | Mortgage $700,000 — from COBEL INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $700,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | DEEDO $1,700,000 — from MEHIDZADEH, FARAMARZ E to COBEL INC. | $1,700,000 | |
| 1999-05-17 | Mortgage $218,714 — from MEHDIZADEH, FARAMARZE. to SHERWOOD, THOMAS W. | $218,714 | |
| 1989-07-25 | Mortgage $925,000 — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS V. to ROYAL BANK PENNSYLVANIA | $925,000 | |
| 1987-11-17 | Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to EMPIRE STATE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1987-09-24 | Mortgage $480,000 — from LEE, JI HAE INDV to ELK ASSOCS FDNG CORP; EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP | $480,000 | |
| 1986-12-10 | Mortgage $30,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SAM RHEE&SON'S DVLMT,INC | $30,000 | |
| 1985-10-16 | Mortgage $500,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SSANGYONG U.S.A. INC | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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