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33 East 38 Street

123Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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123 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 311 service requests, 15 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)33 EAST 38 STREET LLC
BBL1008680031
BIN1017235

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)33 EAST 38TH STREET LLC
Head officerCATHERINE YU
Managing agentYUCO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-09-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,901,000 $1,305,450
2026$3,481,000 $1,566,450
2027$4,177,000 $1,879,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 40 St & Park Ave · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

33 East 38 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. — 38 buildings, 552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C10 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1405 5 Avenue MN80 A
469 East 147 Street BX66 B
567 West 125 Street MN22 C
356 Bedford Avenue BK19 B
280 Milford Street BK19 C
33 Ten Eyck Street BK18 B
150 West 111 Street MN18 A
2058 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
2427 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
67 East 3 Street MN17 B
640 Mac Donough Street BK16 B
846 50 Street BK16 C
460 41 Street BK16 C
57 Remsen Street BK14 C
523 West 49 Street MN11 A
315 West 116 Street MN10 C
320 West 117 Street MN10 B
37 Maujer Street BK10 A
314 West 116 Street MN10 B
372 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
388 Manhattan Avenue MN10 C
313 West 116 Street MN10 B
310 West 116 Street MN10 B
312 West 116 Street MN10 D
322 West 117 Street MN10 C
33 Remsen Street BK10 B
359 East 21 Street BK8 B
5013 4 Avenue BK8 C
221 Van Brunt Street BK8 A
4208 5 Avenue BK8 B
134 Montague Street BK7 A
614 Flatbush Avenue BK7 C
37 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
230 54 Street BK6 A
233 56 Street BK6 A
392 Manhattan Avenue MN5 D
33 East 38 Street MN4 A
4112 5 Avenue BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,053,608 on 2012-09-10 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-09-10Agreement $2,300,000 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $2,300,000
2012-09-10Mortgage $1,053,609 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,053,609
2005-05-06Mortgage $5,911 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $5,911
2005-05-06Agreement $1,436,000 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $1,436,000
2004-01-20Deed $1,620,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC $1,620,000
1999-10-04Mortgage $984,003 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to CITIBANK, NA $984,003
1996-08-12Mortgage $550,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $550,000
1988-10-03Mortgage $550,000 — from ALL NIPPON LTD to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK $550,000
1984-11-14Mortgage $144,727 — from MEL-38 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVGS BK, FSB $144,727

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112
20181326
20190101
20200617
20210404
20220000
20230303
20241315
20250213
20260101
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 37Health & systems 10

Every one of the 123 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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