The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.5. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-23.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Lead (1) · Encampment (1).
Filed construction activity
$405,726 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1893)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
No
421-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)
38 DOWNING STREET HDFC
Head officer
MELISSA GARTLAND
Managing agent
CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC
Last registered
2025-09-29
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,695,000
$762,750
2026
$2,838,000
$1,277,100
2027
$3,013,000
$1,355,850
The city's market estimate has risen
78% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $377,461 a year
($45.07 per sq ft), operating expenses $169,175
($20.20 per sq ft), net operating income $208,286. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
Houston St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Varick St — M21 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
King St & Varick St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on
1994-07-19 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-12-14
RPTT&RET $380,000 — from ANITA LANESE, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ANGELINA GUGLIELMO to GARTLAND, MELISSA E
$380,000
2021-12-03
Sold for $380,000
$380,000
$19,000
2021-04-21
RPTT&RET $835,000 — from ANITA LANESE, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DENNIS GUGLIELMO to LI, QIYAO
$835,000
2021-04-09
Sold for $835,000
$835,000
$41,750
2007-12-28
RPTT $20,000 — from ESTATE OF ANGELA ZACCAGNINI to 38 DOWNING STREET HDFC
$20,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
25
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
0
4
0
3
7
2019
0
0
3
0
3
6
2020
4
0
2
0
1
7
2021
6
0
3
5
2
16
2022
6
0
1
0
1
8
2023
0
1
1
0
2
4
2024
0
5
17
0
3
25
2025
0
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
0
0
0
1
1
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2024-04-25City emergency repair (HWO): deveice at building entrance 1) remove device at building entrance preventing door from self closing.. 2) remove device $25
2024-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-04FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2024-02-23HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING A STOPPER AT VESTIBULE DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL, 1ST STY.
2024-02-23HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING A STOPPER INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2024-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-12-21Boiler inspection
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-05-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-02-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-02-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-02-02Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2022-01-27Job filed: Subsequent application to Modify plumbing fixtures as indicated. No change to egress, occupancy or use.$13,000
2022-01-13Job filed: Moderate interior renovation of non-load bearing partitions, gwb,tilework, remove kitchen in 2D, open floor to accommodate interior access stair, sist$177,000
2021
2021-12-23Boiler inspection
2021-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-12-14RPTT&RET $380,000 — from ANITA LANESE, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ANGELINA GUGLIELMO to GARTLAND, MELISSA E$380,000
2021-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-03Sold for $380,000$380,000
2021-09-23Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-09-21Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-08-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-07-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021-05-25Job filed: HEREWITH FILING FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 3A/B. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING FINISHES, APPLIANCES AND FIXTURES IN THE EXISTING KITCH$45,126
2021-05-12LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2021-05-11Job filed: Installation of new roof deck as per BB 2018-002 filed herewith. no change in use, egress, or occupancy$27,650
2021-05-10Job filed: Installation of structural support for new roof deck. No change of use egress or occupancy under this application.$30,000
2021-05-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21RPTT&RET $835,000 — from ANITA LANESE, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DENNIS GUGLIELMO to LI, QIYAO$835,000
2021-04-09Sold for $835,000$835,000
2020
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF DECK$27,650
2020-11-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR NEW ROOF DECK AND PAVERS$30,000
2020-11-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF DECK$27,650
2020-09-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF DECK$27,650
2020-05-05Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-07-09Boiler inspection
2019-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-26Boiler inspection
2018-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-23HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 2ND STO
2018-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-27Boiler inspection
2017-10-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-21311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-10-20Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-09-17311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2015-09-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2015-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-07-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-21LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
2011-09-21LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
2011-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-04-22RPTT&RET — from GUGLIELMO, DENNIS P.; GUGLIELMO , KATHLEEN O'SULLIVAN to GUGLIELMO, DENNIS P.
2007
2007-12-28RPTT $20,000 — from ESTATE OF ANGELA ZACCAGNINI to 38 DOWNING STREET HDFC$20,000
2006
2006-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-24Job filed: COMBINE APARTMENT 2C & 3C TOGETHER, INSTALL AN ACCESS SPRIAL STAIR. REMOVE KITCHEN AT APT 3C. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$12,000
2005
2005-01-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-04DOB complaint, category ?
2004-10-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-10-14Job filed: INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 12 FT LONG BY 55 FT HIGH - AT 38 DOWNING STREET. DURING REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WORK SHALL COMPLIED WITH
2004-10-13DOB complaint, category ?
2004-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2004-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-17Job filed: Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed a total of 25 ft long at 38 Downing Street - Work shall comply with LL33/91. No change in use of egress or o
2004-06-15Job filed: REPLACE OIL BURNER NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCU PANCY
2004-01-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-08Job filed: TO COMBINE APARTMENT 2C & 3C. REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND ONE KITCHEN. INSTALL CONVENIENCE STAIR AND PARTITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANC$15,000
2003
2003-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-08Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
1999
1999-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-05-09Deed — from NYC HPD to 38 DOWNING STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU
1995
1995-10-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-10-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-07-19Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 40 DOWNING STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ET
1994-07-19Mortgage — from 40 DOWNING STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC HPD