221 West 38 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1007880036
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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units
on record) — the report below covers its full public record.
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
80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (57) · Residential Disposal Complaint (16) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (4) · Encampment (1) · Food Establishment (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$187,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,648,000
$741,600
2026
$1,788,000
$804,600
2027
$1,856,000
$835,200
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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.
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
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 39 St — M20 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
W 40 St & 7 Ave · 450 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.
80 311 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: $482,795 on
2019-12-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2019-12-18
Mortgage $482,795 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$482,795
2019-12-18
Agreement $2,300,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,300,000
2014-09-10
AL&R $2,000,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
$2,000,000
2014-09-10
Mortgage $252,195 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
$252,195
2014-09-10
Agreement $2,000,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
$2,000,000
2014-09-10
CORRM $2,150,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$2,150,000
2006-04-06
AL&R $2,150,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC
$2,150,000
2006-04-06
DEEDO $2,875,000 — from SKYLINE MANHATTAN BUILDING CORP. to 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC.
$2,875,000
2006-04-06
Mortgage $2,150,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
$2,150,000
1985-05-23
Mortgage $700,000 — from LAZZARA, FRANCESCO; LAZZARA, ANTHONY; SKYLINE MANHTN BUILDGCP; LAZZARA, SALVATORE to RUFFOLO, MARIA; RUFFOLO, JOHN
$700,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
39
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
4
0
0
4
2018
0
0
5
0
0
5
2019
0
1
0
5
1
7
2020
0
0
2
0
0
2
2021
3
0
4
0
0
7
2022
0
0
1
0
0
1
2023
0
0
32
0
1
33
2024
0
0
25
0
2
27
2025
0
1
37
0
1
39
2026
0
0
8
0
0
8
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2021-12-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-12-14Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION FOR AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN BASEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY. NO INCREASE IN BULK OR F$93,750
2021-11-03311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-09-25311: Encampment — N/A
2021-09-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION FOR AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN BASEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY. NO INCREASE IN BULK OR F$93,750
2014-11-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2014-11-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2014-11-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,000,000
2014-09-10Mortgage $252,195 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$252,195
2014-09-10Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
2014-09-10TL&R — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC
2014-09-10Agreement $2,000,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK$2,000,000
2014-09-10CORRM $2,150,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$2,150,000
2013
2013-12-05311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2013-11-12Job filed: EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF FRONT FACADE AND CORNICE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND EGRESS.$20,000
2013-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2013-05-16311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2013-05-15311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2013-05-15311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2012
2012-12-20311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2012-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-21311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2012-02-23311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2011
2011-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-27311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2010-08-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-03-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-02-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-02-22Job filed: A3
2006
2006-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from SKYLINE MANHATTAN BUILDING CORP.; LAZARRA, ANTHONY; LAZARRA, FRANCESCO; SKYLINE MANHATTAN to RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, MARIA; RUFFOLO, MARIA
2006-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from SKYLINE MANHATTAN BUILDING CORP.; LAZARRA, ANTHONY; LAZARRA, FRANCESCO; SKYLINE MANHATTAN to RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, MARIA; RUFFOLO, MARIA
2006-06-13PAT — from RUFFOLO, MARIA to MARIANO, WILLIAM E
2006-05-09ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR FIRE ESCAPE:BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND FL TREAD ARE MISSING SECTIONS ARE RUSTED THROUGH & TWISTED & LARGE SE
2006-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2006-04-06AL&R $2,150,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC$2,150,000
2006-04-06DEEDO $2,875,000 — from SKYLINE MANHATTAN BUILDING CORP. to 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC.$2,875,000
2006-04-06Mortgage $2,150,000 — from 221 WEST 38TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK$2,150,000
2005
2005-04-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-01Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2001
2001-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-18Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
1998
1998-02-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1987
1987-09-18Agreement — from RUFFOLO, MARIA to LAZZARA, FRANCESCO; LAZZARA, ANTHONY; LAZZARA, SALVATORE; SKYLINE MANHATTN BLDG CP
1985
1985-11-13SAGE — from SKYLINE MANHATTN BLDG CP
1985-05-23Mortgage $700,000 — from LAZZARA, FRANCESCO; LAZZARA, ANTHONY; SKYLINE MANHTN BUILDGCP; LAZZARA, SALVATORE to RUFFOLO, MARIA; RUFFOLO, JOHN$700,000
1985-05-23Deed — from RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, MARIA to SKYLINE MANHATTN BLDG CP
1985-05-23PAT — from RUFFOLO, MARIA to RUFFOLO, JOHN
1985-03-29Deed — from JEBA PROPERTIES CORP to RUFFOLO, JOHN; RUFFOLO, MARIA
1985-02-22Mortgage satisfied — from JEBA PROPERTIES CORP. to MATE, THEODORE &ANO
1975
1975-10-30Deed — from RONALD HOLDING CORP to MATE, THEODORED; SCHENKER, SAMUEL; RONALD HOLDING CORP
1975-10-30Mortgage — from JEBA PROPERTIES CORP to MATE, THEODORE; SCHENKER, SAMUEL
1975-10-30Deed — from SCHENKER, SAMUEL; RONALD HOLDING CORP; MATE, THEODORE to JEBA PROPERTIES CORP
1974
1974-07-15Mortgage assigned — from FELDMAN, DAVID to FELDMAN, MYRON TR; FELDMAN, MAX TR ETAL; FELDMAN, LEONARD TR
1974-07-15Agreement — from RONALD HOLDING CORP to FELDMAN, DAVID
1969
1969-08-18Agreement — from RONALD HOLDING CORP to FELDMAN, DAVID