521 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 DOB permits, 96 311 service requests, 82 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (6) · Street Condition (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Food Establishment (1).
$515,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 | $18,821,000 | $8,469,450 |
| 2026 | $20,104,000 | $9,046,800 |
| 2027 | $22,740,000 | $10,233,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina | Mexican | A | 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 39 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 40 St & 5 Ave · 400 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.
5 East 38 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
26 311 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: $2,152,146 on 2015-07-09 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-07 | AL&R $37,500,000 — from 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC; HUDSON 38 HOLDINGS LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $37,500,000 | |
| 2024-11-07 | Agreement $37,500,000 — from HUDSON 38 HOLDINGS LLC; 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $37,500,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | AL&R $18,000,000 — from 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $18,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $18,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-09 | Mortgage $2,152,146 — from 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,152,146 | |
| 2006-06-20 | Mortgage $11,443,739 — from 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. | $11,443,739 | |
| 2006-06-20 | Deed $26,500,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to 6 EAST 39TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC | $26,500,000 | |
| 2003-01-02 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to BANK OF NEW YORK | $3,000,000 | |
| 1998-10-02 | Mortgage $2,318,750 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to BANK OF NEW YORK | $2,318,750 | |
| 1994-05-09 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION | $1,500,000 | |
| 1994-05-09 | Mortgage $5,500,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION | $5,500,000 | |
| 1990-04-24 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1985-06-06 | Mortgage $5,260,000 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to BANKERS LIFE CO | $5,260,000 | |
| 1982-12-23 | Mortgage $439,207 — from CRAFTSMAN ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | $439,207 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 521 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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