55 West 38 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1008400012
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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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (1).
Filed construction activity
$450,690 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (10 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
$1,203,000
$541,350
2026
$1,260,000
$567,000
2027
$1,257,000
$565,650
The city's market estimate has risen
4% 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) · 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
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-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: 6 Av / W 38 St — M5 M7 M55 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Broadway & W 38 St · 700 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.
11 311 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: $6,000,000 on
2024-06-12 (lender: Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., New York Branch), 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
2026-06-29
CMTG $10,000,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., NEW YORK
$10,000,000
2024-06-12
AL&R $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
$28,500,000
2024-06-12
Deed $4,100,000 — from COBEL INC. to H HOTEL LLC
$4,100,000
2024-06-12
Agreement $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
$28,500,000
2024-06-12
Mortgage $6,000,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
$6,000,000
2024-06-05
Sold for $4,100,000
$4,100,000
$1,025,000
2004-01-07
Mortgage $300,000 — from COBEL INC. to ELIASOF, EMANUEL
$300,000
2003-09-11
Mortgage $700,000 — from COBEL INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$700,000
2003-09-11
DEEDO $1,700,000 — from MEHIDZADEH, FARAMARZ E to COBEL INC.
$1,700,000
1999-05-17
Mortgage $218,714 — from MEHDIZADEH, FARAMARZE. to SHERWOOD, THOMAS W.
$218,714
1989-07-25
Mortgage $925,000 — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS V. to ROYAL BANK PENNSYLVANIA
$925,000
1987-11-17
Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to EMPIRE STATE BANK
$200,000
1987-09-24
Mortgage $480,000 — from LEE, JI HAE INDV to ELK ASSOCS FDNG CORP; EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP
$480,000
1986-12-10
Mortgage $30,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SAM RHEE&SON'S DVLMT,INC
$30,000
1985-10-16
Mortgage $500,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SSANGYONG U.S.A. INC
$500,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
19
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
1
0
0
1
2019
0
0
4
0
0
4
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
1
0
0
1
2022
8
0
5
0
0
13
2023
17
0
2
0
0
19
2024
2
0
6
5
1
14
2025
0
0
1
0
0
1
2026
0
3
6
1
1
11
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2024-06-12AL&R $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $28,500,000
2024-06-12Deed $4,100,000 — from COBEL INC. to H HOTEL LLC$4,100,000
2024-06-12Agreement $28,500,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $28,500,000
2024-06-12Mortgage $6,000,000 — from H HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $6,000,000
2024-06-05Sold for $4,100,000$4,100,000
2024-04-22Job filed: EXISTING 4 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH PLUMBING & SPRINKLER WORK ONLY ON THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. JOB FILED TO RELATED TO ALT2 APPLICATION #M00770$43,000
2024-03-28Job filed: FILING FOR MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT2 JOB #M00770758-I1. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2023
2023-12-13Job filed: EXISTING 4 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH PLUMBING & SPRINKLER WORK ONLY ON THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. JOB FILED TO RELATED TO ALT2 APPLICATION #M00770$43,000
2023-12-13Job filed: AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PARTITION WORK ON THE FIRST FLOOR ONLY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF E$87,230
2023-09-21Job filed: AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PARTITION WORK ON THE FIRST FLOOR ONLY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF E$87,230
2023-09-19Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-09-19Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-09-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-09-15Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-09-08Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-09-08Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-06-07311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-04-03Job filed: FILING FOR MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT2 JOB #M00770758-I1. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2023-04-03Job filed: EXISTING 4 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH PLUMBING & SPRINKLER WORK ONLY ON THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. JOB FILED TO RELATED TO ALT2 APPLICATION #M00770$43,000
2023-02-14311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2023-01-30Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-01-27Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-01-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-01-27Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-01-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-01-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022
2022-10-18Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-10-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-10-05Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-09-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-18Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-01Job filed: EXISTING 4 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH PLUMBING & SPRINKLER WORK ONLY ON THE CELLAR AND 1ST FLOOR. JOB FILED TO RELATED TO ALT2 APPLICATION #M00770$43,000
2022-08-01Job filed: FILING FOR MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT2 JOB #M00770758-I1. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2022-07-15Job filed: AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PARTITION WORK ON THE FIRST FLOOR ONLY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF E$87,230
2022-03-24311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-07311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-07311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-04311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-04311: Encampment — N/A
2021
2021-06-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-08-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-07-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-06-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-01-29311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2018
2018-06-01311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2017
2017-03-21311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2016
2016-09-02Mortgage satisfied — from COBEL, INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2008-12-19Job filed: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING AND RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR EXISTING RESTAURANT AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$31,000
2006
2006-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from COBEL INC. to ELIASOF, EMANUEL
2004
2004-01-07Mortgage $300,000 — from COBEL INC. to ELIASOF, EMANUEL$300,000
2003
2003-11-10Mortgage satisfied — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS W to ROYAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
2003-09-11Mortgage $700,000 — from COBEL INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$700,000
2003-09-11DEEDO $1,700,000 — from MEHIDZADEH, FARAMARZ E to COBEL INC.$1,700,000
2000
2000-09-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-02Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSOIN SYSTEM. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000-07-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-07-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-23Job filed: Renovation of store. Mechanical, plumbing and general construction. No change in egress, use or occupancy.$50,000
2000-06-23Job filed: Renovation of store. Mechanical, plumbing and general construction. No change in egress, use or occupancy.$50,000
2000-01-27DOB violation Z:
2000-01-27DOB violation C:
2000-01-18DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-05-17Mortgage $218,714 — from MEHDIZADEH, FARAMARZE. to SHERWOOD, THOMAS W.$218,714
1999-05-17PAT — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS W. to KING, RICHARD
1999-05-17Deed — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS W.; ELIASOF, EMANUEL to MEHDIZADEH, FARAMARZE.
1998
1998-09-23CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK PLAINTIFFS; SHERWOOD, THOMAS DEF; BANANA VIDEO DEF; COUNTY CITY & STATEOF
1996
1996-06-25DOB violation Z:
1996-06-25DOB violation C:
1996-02-05DOB violation C:
1994
1994-01-24DOB violation C:
1994-01-24DOB violation C:
1991
1991-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-20Permit SG — ISSUED
1990-12-12Permit SG — ISSUED
1990-12-12Permit SG — ISSUED
1990-12-12Permit SG — ISSUED
1990-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-07-25Mortgage assigned — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS W to ROYAL BANK PENNSYLVANIA
1989-07-25Mortgage $925,000 — from SHERWOOD, THOMAS V. to ROYAL BANK PENNSYLVANIA$925,000
1989-07-05Deed — from PARK, JI HAE AKA; J.I.H.A.E. DELI; LEE, JI HAE EST/; MOM'S FARM DBA; BABITT, ROYTRST to SHERWOOD, THOMAS W.
1988
1988-10-17Agreement — from ELK ASSOCS FDNG CP to EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP
1988-10-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #70535 ISSUED MAY 14 1971 FROM OFFICE AND FACTORY AT 2 FL TO RE$1,000
1988-10-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM 2 FLOOR TO 3 FLOOR OBSTRUCTED BY ERECTING A PARTITION WITH A LOCK DOOR ON 2 FLOOR$500
1988-10-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECTS IS NO VENTILATION SYSTEM IN BATHROOMS ON SECOND FLOOR OF RESTAURANT. REMEDY PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BAT$1,000
1988-10-03Mortgage assigned — from ELK ASSOCIATES FUNDNG CP to GRANOFF, GARY C.
1988-06-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O #70535 ISSUED MAY 14TH1971. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE THE USE IF FEASIBLE: FILE PLANS$1,000
1987
1987-11-17PAT — from LEE, JI HAE to AN, CHANG JOO
1987-11-17Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to EMPIRE STATE BANK$200,000
1987-11-05Agreement — from SSANGYONG USA INC to ELK ASSOCIATES FDNGCP; EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP
1987-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from 55 WEST 38TH ST CORP to KAHANER, SOL; KAHANER, HERMAN
1987-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from 55 WEST 38TH ST CORP to KAHANER, SOL; KAHANER, HERMAN
1987-09-24Agreement — from KOREA FIRST BK NY AGCY to ELK ASSOCIATES FUNDGCP; EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP
1987-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from 55 WEST 38TH ST CORP to KAHANER, HERMAN; KAHANER, SOL
1987-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, JI HAE to SAM RHEE & SON DEV'LINC
1987-09-24Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, JI HAE to BG REALTY CO
1987-09-24Mortgage $480,000 — from LEE, JI HAE INDV to ELK ASSOCS FDNG CORP; EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP$480,000
1986
1986-12-10Mortgage $30,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SAM RHEE&SON'S DVLMT,INC$30,000
1985
1985-10-16Mortgage $500,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to SSANGYONG U.S.A. INC$500,000
1985-03-18Mortgage $250,000 — from LEE, JI HAE to KOREA FIRST BANK/NYAGCY$250,000
1984
1984-12-27Mortgage $207,239 — from LEE, JI HAE to B.G. REALTY CO.$207,239
1984-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from 55 W. 38TH. ST. CORP. to FRANKLIN NATIONAL BK.
1984-11-15Deed — from B.G. REALTY COMPANY to LEE, JI HAE
1981
1981-06-16Deed — from GLUCK, JOSEPH to B G REALTY CO
1980
1980-01-07Mortgage assigned — from EUROPEAN AMERICAN ETAL to SUPPLY RESOURCES INC
1980-01-07Deed — from S R I REALTY CORP FKA; SUPPLY RESOURCES INC to GLUCK, JOSEPH
1977
1977-05-24Deed — from KSJW CO INC to SRI REALTY CORP
1976
1976-01-13Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSCORP to EUROPEAN AMER BK & TR CO
1973
1973-10-02Mortgage — from 55 WEST 38TH ST CORP to FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK
1973-10-02Mortgage — from 55 WEST 38TH ST CORP to KAHANER, HERMAN; KAHANER, SOL
1968
1968-04-11Agreement — from 55 WEST 38TH STREETCORP to KAHANER, HERMAN; KAHANER, SOL
1968-04-08Mortgage — from 55 WEST 38TH STREETCORP to KAHANER, HERMAN; KAHANER, SOL
1968-04-08Mortgage assigned — from UNION SQUARE SVG BNK to KAHANER, HERMAN; KAHANER, SOL