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38 West 57 Street

3,150Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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3,150 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,095 DOB permits, 981 DOB job filings, 455 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1972
Floors36
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL1012720063
BIN1035057

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
1
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Water System (16) · Illegal Parking (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$102,569,536 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (408 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$377,111,100 $169,700,000
2026$348,888,900 $157,000,000
2027$350,195,000 $157,587,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BenihanaJapaneseAMice evidence
Cafe @ the TerraceCoffee/TeaA—
Nobu Fifty SevenJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled, No Permit or License), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway57 St — M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/59 St — N R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 57 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

88 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,998,075 on 2013-08-15 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-09Agreement $150,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $150,000,000
2021-03-09AL&R $15,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,000,000
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2013-08-15Agreement $150,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $150,000,000
2013-08-15Mortgage $64,998,076 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $64,998,076
2012-11-15RPTT&RET $1,482,850 — from H&F ASTRO AIV, LP to ALIXPARTNERS BLOCKER INC. $1,482,850
2005-08-08M&CON $100,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $100,000,000
2005-08-08AL&R $50,000,000 — from MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $50,000,000
2005-05-27AL&R $50,000,000 — from MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $50,000,000
2005-05-27M&CON $50,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $50,000,000
2002-12-23Mortgage $15,000,000 — from LEFRAK SBN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; PEOPLE BENEFIT LIFEINSURANCE COMPANY; PROVIDIAN LIFE & $15,000,000
1995-12-22Mortgage $6,702,589 — from LEFRAK-SBN ASSOCIATES to PEOPLES SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; PROVIDIAN LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COMPAN $6,702,589

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201756325061145
2018821640129168
2019781339111142
20207162902108
2021527236795
20228524609142
2023102425015146
2024137328130199
2025502280585
2026621270797
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The full timeline

Construction 2,102Enforcement 340Housing & tenants 460Ownership & money 67Health & systems 181

Every one of the 3,150 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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