499 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 DOB permits, 118 DOB job filings, 64 311 service requests.
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.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Encampment (2) · Lost Property (1).
$5,442,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 | $12,993,000 | $5,846,850 |
| 2026 | $13,181,000 | $5,931,450 |
| 2027 | $13,697,000 | $6,163,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japas NY | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 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: Food Contaminated) · 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 | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 40 St & 5 Ave · 500 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.
9 East 38 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 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: $15,000,000 on 2016-12-29 (lender: Lincoln Life & Annuity Company Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | RPTT&RET $4,159,234 — from JUSTER 2010 FAMILY TRUST; JUSTER, HOWARD to 9E38 GRANT NEW INVESTORS LLC | $4,159,234 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Mortgage $15,000,000 — from 9 EAST 38TH STREET REALTY LLC to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO | $15,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-29 | AL&R $15,000,000 — from 9 EAST 38TH STREET REALTY LLC to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO | $15,000,000 | |
| 2013-03-13 | Deed $29,000,000 — from 38 STREET AE LLC to 9 EAST 38TH STREET OWNER LLC | $29,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-07 | RPTT&RET $5,669,834 — from ESTATE OF MURIEL L. BLOCK to YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | $5,669,834 | |
| 1998-06-11 | Mortgage $1,571,617 — from 9 EAST 38TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,571,617 | |
| 1992-08-19 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 9 EAST 38TH ST ASSOCLP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $499,999 | |
| 1985-11-14 | Mortgage $470,259 — from CASPOL CORP to CHASE MANHATTAN BK | $470,259 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2019 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 499 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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