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45 West 38 Street

432Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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432 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 73 DOB permits, 55 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2012
Floors22
Res. units0
ClassHB
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES L.P.
BBL1008400016
BIN1015993, 1090630

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (7) · Obstruction (3) · Noise (3) · Street Condition (2) · Lost Property (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$600,068 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$32,657,000 $14,695,650
2026$34,771,000 $15,646,950
2027$37,166,000 $16,724,700

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
AkbAmericanA—
Spyglass RooftopNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

Subway42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 450 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 38 St — M5 M7 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

45 West 38 Street

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

22 311 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: $57,400,000 on 2016-12-21 (lender: Aareal Capital Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-06-26M&CON $60,000,000 — from MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LP; MANHATTAN LW LEASE CORPORATION, LLC to CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $60,000,000
2024-06-26AL&R $60,000,000 — from MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LP; MANHATTAN LW LEASE CORPORATION, LLC to CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $60,000,000
2016-12-21AL&R $57,400,000 — from MANHATTAN LW LEASE CORPORATION LLC; MANHATTAN L W HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L. P. to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $57,400,000
2016-12-21Mortgage $57,400,000 — from MANHATTAN L W HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L. P.; MANHATTAN LW LEASE CORPORATION LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $57,400,000
2016-12-21Mortgage $2,400,000 — from MANHATTAN LW LEASE CORPORATION LLC; MANHATTAN L W HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L. P. to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $2,400,000
2014-07-17M&CON $55,000,000 — from MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. to UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED, NEW YORK A $55,000,000
2014-07-17AL&R $55,000,000 — from MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. to UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED, NEW YORK A $55,000,000
2011-09-07Deed $15,640,000 — from 45-47 WEST 38TH LLC; SHIVBHAKTI LLC; UTICA AVENUE HOTEL LLC; SUN HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC to MANHATTAN LW HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.P. $15,640,000
2010-06-07Agreement $4,600,000 — from SHIVBHATKI LLC; UTICA AVENUE HOTEL LLC; SUN HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC; 45-47 WEST 38TH LLC; MAL $4,600,000
2008-12-12Deed $16,000,000 — from E&J GREEN 38 LLC to SHIVBHAKTI LLC; 45-47 WEST 38TH LLC; SUN HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC; UTICA AVENUE HOTEL LLC $16,000,000
2007-08-27AL&R $11,000,000 — from E&J GREEN 29 LLC to NATIONAL CITY BANK $11,000,000
2007-08-27Deed $12,500,000 — from TUCHMAN ASSOCIATES II LLC to E&J GREEN 38 LLC $12,500,000
2007-08-27Mortgage $11,000,000 — from E&J GREEN 29 LLC to NATIONAL CITY BANK $11,000,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175420819
20180060511
20190530412
2020011035
2021022048
2022001045
2023013059
20245184725
202500100313
2026402028
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The full timeline

Construction 137Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 44Health & systems 51

Every one of the 432 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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