470 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 85 DOB violations, 84 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (39) · Residential Disposal Complaint (23) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (5) · Water System (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Non (2).
$10,738,670 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 | $12,094,000 | $5,442,300 |
| 2026 | $12,269,000 | $5,521,050 |
| 2027 | $12,835,000 | $5,775,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matto | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Popbar HQ LLC | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 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: No Permit or License), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 38 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 5 Ave · 450 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.
15 West 38 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
79 311 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: $216,179 on 2023-06-15 (lender: Minnesota Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-15 | Mortgage $216,179 — from 15W38 SPE LLC to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $216,179 | |
| 2023-06-15 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from 15W38 SPE LLC to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6,500,000 | |
| 2023-06-15 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from 15W38 SPE LLC to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6,500,000 | |
| 2023-05-19 | RPTT $18,527,562 — from TRUE NORTH RETAIL INVESTMENTS I, INC to GENERAL PUBLIC | $18,527,562 | |
| 2013-12-13 | RPTT $1,103,160 — from HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY to GENERAL PUBLIC - SEE STATEMENT | $1,103,160 | |
| 2013-12-12 | RPTT $124,696,263 — from HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY to GENERAL PUBLIC | $124,696,263 | |
| 2013-07-23 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from ABNER PROPERTIES COMPANY to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO | $8,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-23 | Mortgage $8,000,000 — from ABNER PROPERTIES COMPANY to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO | $8,000,000 | |
| 2011-05-11 | AL&R $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2011-05-11 | Agreement $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-02 | AL&R $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-02 | Agreement $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-02 | AL&R $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2009-07-02 | CORRM $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-13 | AL&R $375,000,000 — from LT PROPCO LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $375,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
Every one of the 470 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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