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38 West 69 Street

186Records
12City systems
6Open violations
8.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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186 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1896
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC
BBL1011210050
BIN1028469

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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 64% 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 8.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Water System (2) · Water Maintenance (2) · Lead (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$212,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC
Head officerIDA VELTRI
Managing agentVELTRI REALTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,689,000 $1,210,050
2026$2,733,000 $1,229,850
2027$2,759,000 $1,241,550

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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

Subway72 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 68 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. 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

38 West 69 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

28 311 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 VELTRI REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
78 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 A
90 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 A
104 West 71 Street MN16 A
38 West 69 Street MN13 A
341 West End Avenue MN10 A
25 West 70 Street MN10 A
17 West 70 Street MN10 A
108 West 74 Street MN9 A
102 West 71 Street MN8 A
56 West 70 Street MN7 A
88 Edgecombe Avenue MN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $137,293 on 2026-07-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-27Mortgage $137,293 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $137,293
2026-07-27Agreement $1,000,000 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2019-05-15Mortgage $58,297 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NA $58,297
2019-05-15Mortgage $1,000,000 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NA $1,000,000
2015-04-07Agreement $1,034,076 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC $1,034,076
2010-12-29AL&R $1,120,000 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,120,000
2010-12-29Agreement $1,120,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC $1,120,000
2010-12-29Mortgage $248,387 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $248,387
2006-07-20Agreement $925,000 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $925,000
2006-07-20Mortgage $266,726 — from THIRTY EIGHT WEST LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $266,726
1996-08-28Mortgage $130,743 — from VELTRI, FRANCESCA to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $130,743
1986-10-29Mortgage $785,000 — from VELTRI, FRANCESCA to MARCANO, HECTOR $785,000
1982-12-13Mortgage $100,000 — from MARCANO, HECTOR to MARCANO, ROSARIO $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017112026
2018003025
20190134210
2020005016
202114230120
2022004026
2023004037
2024004026
202500160319
202600122115
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 38Health & systems 27

Every one of the 186 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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