The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3).
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 (1925)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
33 EAST 38TH STREET LLC
Head officer
CATHERINE YU
Managing agent
YUCO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered
2025-09-17
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
$2,901,000
$1,305,450
2026
$3,481,000
$1,566,450
2027
$4,177,000
$1,879,650
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 40 St & Park Ave · 550 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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,053,608 on
2012-09-10 (lender: Citibank, 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
2012-09-10
Agreement $2,300,000 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.
$2,300,000
2012-09-10
Mortgage $1,053,609 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.
$1,053,609
2005-05-06
Mortgage $5,911 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
$5,911
2005-05-06
Agreement $1,436,000 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
$1,436,000
2004-01-20
Deed $1,620,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC
$1,620,000
1999-10-04
Mortgage $984,003 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to CITIBANK, NA
$984,003
1996-08-12
Mortgage $550,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
$550,000
1988-10-03
Mortgage $550,000 — from ALL NIPPON LTD to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
$550,000
1984-11-14
Mortgage $144,727 — from MEL-38 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVGS BK, FSB
$144,727
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
7
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
1
2
2018
1
3
2
6
2019
0
1
0
1
2020
0
6
1
7
2021
0
4
0
4
2022
0
0
0
0
2023
0
3
0
3
2024
1
3
1
5
2025
0
2
1
3
2026
0
1
0
1
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2023-04-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD 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
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020
2020-12-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2012-10-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 97**. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR DEVICE. RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER ACCESS IN ORDER THAT THE DEPT CAN PERFORM PERIODIC
2012-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-09-10Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.
2012-09-10Agreement $2,300,000 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.$2,300,000
2012-09-10Mortgage $1,053,609 — from 33 E. 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.$1,053,609
2005-07-29Job filed: General construction mechanical and plumbing on the cellar thru the 4th floor as indicated on drawings. No change in use, Egress or Occupancy.$50,000
2005-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-21Job filed: General Partitions changes and stair upgrade on the basement and first floor as indicated on drawings No change in use egress or occupancy$25,000
2005-06-21Job filed: General Partitions changes and stair upgrade on the basement and first floor as indicated on drawings No change in use egress or occupancy$25,000
2005-06-10Job filed: Partitions, Structural Mechanical and plumbing changes to construct roof dormer and extend existing stair, construct new acessory greenhouse at the re$40,000
2005-05-06Mortgage $5,911 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.$5,911
2005-05-06Agreement $1,436,000 — from 33 EAST 38TH STREET LLC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.$1,436,000
2005-05-06Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2004
2004-07-05Mortgage satisfied — from ALL NIPPON, LTD. to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-20Deed $1,620,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to 33 EAST 38TH STREET, LLC$1,620,000
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-07-16Job filed: FILED HEREWITH ADDITIONAL 2 STORIES AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS.$65,000
2002-07-16Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK FOR THE ADDITIONAL 2 FLOORS AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS.
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-04Mortgage $984,003 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to CITIBANK, NA$984,003
1999-10-04Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK to CITIBANK, N.A.
1999-10-04SAGE — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-10-04Agreement — from YU, MAY W.; YU, BONG Y. to CITIBANK, N.A.
1999-10-04PAT — from YU, BONG Y. to YU, RAYMOND H.
1999-05-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-07-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PEMRIT. NOTED: RED BRICK FISH POND BUILT AT REAR YARD OF PREMISES APPROXIMATELY 5' X 10' AND 3 1/2' ABOVE GRADE.
1998-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-08-12Mortgage $550,000 — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$550,000
1996-08-12Deed — from RILEY, ALLAN J. to YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W.
1996-08-12Mortgage assigned — from YU, BONG Y.; YU, MAY W. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1994
1994-11-23DOB complaint, category ?
1994-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-04-25DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991-02-11SMIS — from ALL NIPPON LTD to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK; RILEY, ALLAN
1989
1989-12-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUIDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. REMEDY: RESTORE APARTMENT TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION.
1989-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
1989-10-12DOB violation LL1081: 1
1989-10-10DOB violation ES:
1989-10-05DOB complaint, category ?
1989-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-10-03Mortgage $550,000 — from ALL NIPPON LTD to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK$550,000
1988-10-03Deed — from ALL NIPPON LTD to RILEY, ALLAN J
1988-10-03Deed — from RILEY, ALLAN J to ALL NIPPON LTD
1988-10-03Mortgage assigned — from ALL NIPPON LTD to AMERICAN SVGS BK
1988-03-07Mortgage satisfied — from BLAU, EDITH; GOLDWEP RLTY CORP; MEL-38 ASSOCIATES; SCHMIDT, EMMA to KNICKERBOCKER FED ETC; AMERICAN SVGS BANK,FSB; HOME TITLE GUARANTYCO; CITY SVGS BK BKLYN;
1987
1987-10-06Deed — from MEL 38 ASSOCIATES to RILEY, ALLAN J
1984
1984-11-14Agreement — from MEL-38 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1984-11-14Mortgage assigned — from FIRST FDL SVGS&LN ETC. to AMERICAN SAVINGS BKFSB
1984-11-14Mortgage $144,727 — from MEL-38 ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVGS BK, FSB$144,727
1977
1977-10-11Deed — from BALABAN, HOWARD TR; BELKIN, WILLIAM TR; BALABAN, ROSE; BALABAN, MORRIS DECD to MEL 38 ASSOC
1977-10-11Deed — from BALAHAN, STEPHANIE; CANTOR, JOAN BALAHAN to MEL 38 ASSOC
1977-10-11RTXL — from BALABAN, MORRID DECD
1977-10-11RTXL — from BALAHAN, MORRIS DECD
1974
1974-10-16RTXL — from SCHMIDT, EMMA AKA; SCHMIDT, EMMA MARIE
1974-09-10Deed — from SCHMIDT, LAWRENCE WTR; SCHMIDT, EMMA MARIEAKA; SCHMIDT, EMMA DECD to GOLDWEP REALTY CORP
1974-09-10Deed — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to BALABAN, MORRIS
1974-09-10Agreement — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to KNICKERBOCKER FDRL S/L
1974-09-10Deed — from SCHMIDT, MARCELLA TR; SCHMIDT, EMMA MARIEAKA; SCHMIDT, EMMA DECD to GOLDWEP REALTY CORP
1974-09-10Mortgage assigned — from PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK to KNICKERBOCKER FDRL S/L
1974-09-10Mortgage — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to KNICKERBOCKER FDRL S/L