The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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 2016-09-02.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Rodent (4) · Non (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Bike Rack (1) · Abandoned Bike (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 (1904)
Yes
Six or more residential units (14)
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 WEST 74TH STREET, LLC
Head officer
NICHOLAS BRUSCO
Managing agent
R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL
Last registered
2025-09-18
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
$2,232,000
$1,004,400
2026
$2,499,000
$1,124,550
2027
$2,607,000
$1,173,150
The city's market estimate has risen
17% 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
72 St — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 75 St — M7 M11 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
W 74 St & Columbus Ave · 250 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.
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $66,377 on
2017-07-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-06-15
Agreement $1,191,488 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A to 38 WEST 74TH STREET, LLC
$1,191,488
2022-10-13
RPTT&RET $113,400,000 — from BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS to L & N REALTY CO., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
$113,400,000
2022-10-06
RPTT&RET $52,725,000 — from JNPJ REALTY, LLC to BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS
$52,725,000
2017-07-14
Agreement $1,350,000 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
$1,350,000
2017-07-14
Mortgage $66,377 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
$66,377
2012-08-07
Mortgage $499,496 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST
$499,496
2012-08-07
AL&R $1,433,390 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST
$1,433,390
2012-08-07
Agreement $1,433,390 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST
$1,433,390
2002-06-05
Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 38 WEST 74TH STREET,LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
$1,200,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
65
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
10
4
4
18
2018
1
14
0
3
18
2019
1
3
0
3
7
2020
0
6
0
3
9
2021
0
63
0
2
65
2022
0
12
2
3
17
2023
1
32
1
3
37
2024
0
32
0
3
35
2025
1
1
0
5
7
2026
0
6
0
6
12
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2020-10-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-10Boiler inspection
2020-06-10Boiler inspection
2020-04-16Elevator permit: Provide New Door Lock Monitoring Overlay Controller Panel per Section 3.10.12 of 2014 Building code, K3.All work to comply w/ASME $11,000
2020-02-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-05Boiler inspection
2019-12-05Boiler inspection
2019-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-26DOB violation E:
2019-01-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-15311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-08-22Boiler inspection
2018-08-22Boiler inspection
2018-07-24311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). ADDITIONAL ONE REQUIRED AT FIRST LEVEL LOCATED AT APT PHA, 5th S
2018-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ADDITIONAL ONE REQUIRED AT FIRST LEVEL LOCATED AT APT PHA, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2018-06-07HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2018-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT PHA, 5th STORY, 1st
2016-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM
2016-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASHES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STO
2016-09-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED CONCRETE CORNICE ABOVE 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT BUIL
2016-09-02HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX - MI
2016-09-02HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2015-12-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST A
2015-12-12311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-09-01RPTT&RET — from BRUSCO, PAUL A; BRUSCO, JOSEPH O; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS E; BRUSCO, JOHN D to JNPJ REALTY, LLC
2014-12-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 67L10,16I11,41D06. 67L10-IN CAR COMMUNICATION DEFECTIVE REPAIR;16I11- BASEMENT HATCH DOOR SADDLE DEFECTIVE DAMAGED REPLACE; 41D06-$250
2014-10-03311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2014-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-30DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2005-12-05Job filed: Remodel apartment 4B on the 4th floor. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.$19,000
2005-09-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2005-06-14DOB violation E:
2005-05-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-05-24Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 25 FT AT 38 WEST 74 STREET. - DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY
2002-04-09Job filed: REPLACE PUBLIC HALL STAIR REMODEL 3 APTSON 1ST ADD RECREATION ROOMS IN CELLAR CONNECTED TO ALL THREE 1ST FLRAPTS REMODEL 3 APTS ON THE 3RD FLOOR REMOD$150,000