The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 4. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
8% 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
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
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
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORP.
Head officer
Christopher Schink
Managing agent
Solstice Residential Group, LLC
Last registered
2026-04-23
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
$3,002,000
$1,350,900
2026
$3,241,000
$1,458,450
2027
$3,473,000
$1,562,850
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $611,347 a year
($42.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $236,366
($16.37 per sq ft), net operating income $374,981. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
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
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 37 St / 5 Av — Q32 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
W 37 St & 5 Ave · 400 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.
1 311 service request 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,884,363 on
2022-07-27 (lender: Valley National Bank), covering 2 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
2022-07-27
Mortgage $1,884,364 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$1,884,364
2022-07-27
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$3,000,000
2022-07-27
Agreement $3,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$3,000,000
2017-01-05
RPTT&RET $2,375,000 — from CHEN, CINDY; GOLDMAN, PAUL to SHANE, PENNY
$2,375,000
2016-12-21
Sold for $2,375,000
$2,375,000
$237,500
2014-08-19
Agreement $2,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to ASTORIA BANK
$2,000,000
2014-08-19
Mortgage $1,245,592 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to ASTORIA BANK
$1,245,592
1997-07-16
Mortgage $150,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
$150,000
1991-12-31
Mortgage $200,000 — from 26-30 W 38 ST OWNRSCORP to J.P. MORGAN INVSTMNTETC
$200,000
1987-01-07
Mortgage $31,964 — from 26-30 WEST 38 ST OWNS CP to CITIBANK, N.A.
$31,964
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
10
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
5
0
6
2018
0
2
0
0
2
2019
0
3
0
0
3
2020
1
4
0
1
6
2021
1
0
2
0
3
2022
0
6
4
0
10
2023
3
2
0
0
5
2024
0
1
0
0
1
2025
0
1
0
0
1
2026
0
2
0
0
2
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HPD 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
2025-11-17
HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD 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
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-10311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-07-27Mortgage $1,884,364 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$1,884,364
2022-07-27AL&R $3,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$3,000,000
2022-07-27Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK; WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2022-07-27Agreement $3,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$3,000,000
2022-06-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-19311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2022-05-19311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021
2021-08-20DOB violation E:
2021-04-21RPTT&RET — from PAOLINI, SUSAN M to SUSAN MARY PAOLINI, TRUSTEE; SUSAN MARY PAOLINI REVOCABLE TRUST
2020-08-11Elevator permit: Provide New Door Lock Monitoring System per Section 3.10.12 of Chapter K3 of Appendix K of the New York City Building Code. All wo$6,250
2020-08-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-04-25311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-01-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017
2017-08-14RPTT&RET — from WERNER, AVIVA; TEITEL, ARIEL to WERNER, AVIVA
2017-07-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-07-13311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-06-20RPTT&RET — from QUEK, LARRY; PAOLINI, SUSAN M to PAOLINI, SUSAN M
2017-06-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-01-05RPTT&RET $2,375,000 — from CHEN, CINDY; GOLDMAN, PAUL to SHANE, PENNY$2,375,000
2016
2016-12-21Sold for $2,375,000$2,375,000
2016-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-06-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2015-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-02-26Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2014
2014-11-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-10-27FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2014-08-19TL&R — from DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ACCO; J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, INC.
2014-08-19TL&R — from DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ACCO; J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, INC.
2014-08-19Agreement $2,000,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to ASTORIA BANK$2,000,000
2014-08-19Mortgage $1,245,592 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to ASTORIA BANK$1,245,592
2014-08-19Mortgage assigned — from J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.,; THE DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT to ASTORIA BANK
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-02-27ECB CLASS - 3 violation: 40M7,37B7. 40M7-PROVIDE MACHINE ROOM VENTILATION FOR NEW CONTROLLER INSTALLATION; 37B7-PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO OVERHEAD MACHINERY S$500
2013
2013-06-17DOB violation E:
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-01-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2011-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-12-17DOB violation E:
2010-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-14DOB violation E:
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-11DOB violation E:
2008-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-02-19DOB violation E:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-10-01Job filed: Sprinkler modifications as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$3,200
2007-09-20Job filed: Apartment renovation work to include partition, ceiling and door work as indicated on plans filed herewith. No Change in use, egress or occupancy.$37,000
2007-09-20Job filed: Plumbing modifications as indicated on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$4,100
2007-09-20Job filed: Plumbing modifications as indicated on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$4,100
2007-09-20Job filed: Plumbing modifications as indicated on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$4,100
2007-04-09DOB violation E:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-08-20DOB violation E:
2004-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-04-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-31Job filed: Interior renovation, partition and ceiling work as indicated on the plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$23,000
2004-03-31Job filed: Mechanical and plumbing modifications as indicated on the plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$3,500
2004-03-31Job filed: Sprinkler modifications as indicated on the plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$3,000
2004-03-31Job filed: Mechanical and plumbing modifications as indicated on the plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$3,500
2003
2003-10-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-09-17DOB violation E:
2003-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-14Job filed: Exterior repairs. No change in use, occupancy or egress.$35,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-17DOB violation E:
2002-10-17DOB violation E: 1P6173
2002-10-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-10-10Job filed: Install heavy duty Sidewalk shed 96ft Long at 26 West 38th Street During remedial repairs Work shall comply with LL33/91 No change in use egress or
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-18Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING LOBBY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. REPLACE HUNG CEILING AND DOORS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, ZONING, FIREPROTECTION OR EGRESS.$27,000
2001-10-18Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING LOBBY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. REPLACE HUNG CEILING AND DOORS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, ZONING, FIREPROTECTION OR EGRESS.$27,000
2001-08-01DOB violation E: 1P6173
2000
2000-09-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-28DOB violation E: 1P6173
2000-03-22HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 74L,35P. REPAIR FIRE SREVICE PH I,II. PROVIDE ACCESS TO MOTOR ROOM.
1999-05-27DOB violation E: 1P6173
1999-02-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-12-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-07-16Mortgage $150,000 — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.$150,000
1997-07-16Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
1997-07-16Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATIO to J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
1997-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
1997-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996
1996-12-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-04-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-29DOB violation E:
1994-06-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-10-05DOB violation E:
1992
1992-10-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-10-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-10-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1992-04-07DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991
1991-12-31Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38TH ST ETC to MORGAN INVESTMENT ETC
1991-12-31Mortgage $200,000 — from 26-30 W 38 ST OWNRSCORP to J.P. MORGAN INVSTMNTETC$200,000
1991-12-31Mortgage assigned — from 26-30 WEST 38TH STASSOC to J.P.MORGAN INVSTMNTETC
1991-12-31Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK, N.A to J.P. MORGAN INVSTMNTETC
1991-12-31Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38TH ST ETC to MORGAN INVESTMENT ETC
1991-10-29Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-09-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED - ERECTED A PENT HOUSE ON ROOF. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT.$1,000
1991-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-01-07Mortgage assigned — from 26-30 W 38 COMPANY to CITIBANK, N.A.
1987-01-07Mortgage $31,964 — from 26-30 WEST 38 ST OWNS CP to CITIBANK, N.A.$31,964
1987-01-07Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38 ST ETAL to CITIBANK, N.A.
1987-01-07Agreement — from 26-30 WEST 38TH ST ASSOC to CITIBANK, N.A.
1987-01-07Mortgage assigned — from GOLDOME FSB to CITIBANK, N.A.
1981
1981-12-09Agreement — from 26 30 WEST 38TH ST OWNER to 26 30 W 38 CO
1980
1980-05-04Deed — from 26 30 WEST 38 ST ASSOC to 26 30 WEST 38TH ST OWNRS
1980-04-22MISC — from YAZODA, DAVID
1980-03-04Mortgage — from 26 30 WEST 38 ST OWNER to 26 30 WEST 38 ST ASSOC
1979
1979-05-11Mortgage — from 26 30 W 38 ST ASSOCIATES to SILOVAL CONSTRUCTIONCO
1978
1978-08-17Deed — from 26 30 W 38 CO to 26 30 W 38TH ST ASSOCTS
1978-08-17Deed — from BILHAR INC to 26 30 W 38 CO
1978-08-17Deed — from WHEELER, WILLIAM H DECD; CHASE MANHATTAN BK NA TR; WHEELER, MARGARET G to BILHAR INC
1978-08-17Agreement — from BILHAR INC to NEW YORK BANK FOR SVGS
1978-08-17Mortgage — from 26 30 W 38TH ST ASSOCTS to 26 30 W 38 CO
1974
1974-07-02Agreement — from WHEELER, WILLIAM H DECD; CHASE MANHATTAN BANKTR; WHEELER, MARGARET G to NEW YORK BANK FOR SVGS
1968
1968-10-03Mortgage assigned — from BETSUE ESTATES INC to MARKS HOLDING CORP