520 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 133. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 101 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 43 class A. Oldest open since 1986-05-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2).
$270,030 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CONG.BNAI ABRAHAM |
| Head officer | JOSHUA METZGER |
| Managing agent | MICHAEL JENNING |
| Last registered | 2021-12-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,833,000 | $1,274,850 |
| 2026 | $3,022,000 | $1,359,900 |
| 2027 | $3,186,000 | $1,433,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: PARSONAGE
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 40 St & Park Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
32 East 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $1,350,000 on 2000-10-11 (lender: Independence Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-11 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from CONGREGATION BNAI ABRAHAM MORDECHAI to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 1984-01-12 | Mortgage $251,773 — from SESSLER, PAUL G. to DOLLAR DRY DOCK SV BK/NY | $251,773 | |
| 1982-06-17 | Mortgage $400,000 — from SESSLER, PAUL G. to MANHATTAN LIFE INS.CO. | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Every one of the 520 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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