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108 East 38 Street

539Records
22City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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539 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 192 311 service requests, 78 DOB violations, 50 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1930
Floors24
Res. units144
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)1 WEST 3RD STREET CORP
BBL1008930082
BIN1019118

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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 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$4,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Noise (6) · Lead (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,078,645 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (144)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TOWNE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMICHAEL K DIMSON
Managing agentCARLYLE CONSTRUCTION CORP
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$26,991,000 $12,145,950
2026$29,715,000 $13,371,750
2027$28,703,000 $12,916,350

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rossini'sItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 37 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & Lexington Ave · 450 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

108 East 38 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CARLYLE CONSTRUCTION CORP — 6 buildings, 1,983 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
200 East 72 Street MN855 A
1201 2 Avenue MN532 B
330 East 46 Street MN205 B
108 East 38 Street MN144 A
150 East 39 Street MN135 A
1081 3 Avenue MN112 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $259,371 on 2012-07-11 (lender: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-27RPTT&RET $2,012,500 — from HUTTON, SANFORD; HUTTON, RHONA to YOUNG, PHYLLIS L; YOUNG, BRUCE K; EINAUGLER, CAROLINE $2,012,500
2024-11-20Sold for $2,012,500 $2,012,500 $13,976
2024-08-22Agreement $4,200,000 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES, LLC to PGIM REAL ESTATE AGENCY FINANCING, LLC $4,200,000
2012-07-11Mortgage $259,372 to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $259,372
2012-07-11Agreement $4,200,000 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $4,200,000
2012-07-11AL&R $4,200,000 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $4,200,000
1998-07-31Mortgage $2,678,301 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES, LLC; TOWNE ASSOCIATES to PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF AMERICA $2,678,301
1995-09-07Mortgage $297,917 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES to STERLING NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY O $297,917
1993-11-16Mortgage $219,386 — from TOWNE ASSOCIATES to STERLING NATIONAL ETC $219,386

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017331503152
201855100626
201959150433
202064170229
202131140321
202281160227
20234470217
2024156278561
202576120530
20266590424
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The full timeline

Construction 85Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 223Ownership & money 40Health & systems 73

Every one of the 539 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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