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126 East 38 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00893 • Lot 0076 • Zip: 10016

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 126 East 38 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10016
Block: 00893
Lot: 0076
BBL: 1008930076
Unified address ID: 1008930076

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,716 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 24 ft x 98 ft
Built FAR: 2.79
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Apartments Only (No Commercial) (O8)
Year built: 1869
Last altered: 1869
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 1
Building area: 7,590 sq ft
Building dimensions: 24 ft x 75 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: LIA HOLDINGS, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $3,175,000
Total assessment: $1,428,750
Land assessment: $652,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CAROB BEAN REALTY COR

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Murray Hill
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 6 minutes on foot · 401 m

  • Grand Central 6 min 6 walking, 0 riding
  • Times Square 12 min 6 walking, 6 riding
  • Union Square 17 min 6 walking, 11 riding
  • Penn Station 19 min 6 walking, 13 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 6 walking, 25 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 15, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 24, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB violation Jul 26, 2024

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

2023

  1. Permit issued Mar 20, 2023

    AL

    LEGACY BUILDERS/DEVELOPER

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 14, 2023 $114,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 6, 2023 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 18, 2022 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 26, 2022 $10,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB filing Sep 28, 2022 $500,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF CELLAR THROUGH ROOF; DEMOLITION OF NON-LOADBEARING PARTITIONS; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PARTITIONS; NO CHANG...

  4. Permit issued Jan 14, 2022

    EW / OT

    LEGACY BUILDERS/DEVELOPER

  5. Permit issued Jan 14, 2022

    AL

    LEGACY BUILDERS/DEVELOPER

  6. DOB filing Jan 14, 2022 $220,000

    Alteration Type I

    CONVERSION OF THE 3RD FLOOR TO RESIDENTIAL; ASSOCIATED DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION.

2021

  1. Permit issued Oct 14, 2021

    EW / OT

    EMPIRE ECS, LLC

  2. Permit issued Oct 7, 2021

    EW / OT

    EMPIRE ECS, LLC

  3. Permit issued Sep 1, 2021

    AL

    EMPIRE ECS, LLC

2019

  1. Sale Feb 1, 2019 $11,000,000

    Changed hands

    126 EAST 38TH STREET

2014

  1. DOB violation May 30, 2014

    ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST

2012

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB filing Jan 11, 2011 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE HVAC SYSTEM UNIT AS SHOWN ON DRAWING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2007

  1. DOB violation Dec 13, 2007

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Jan 17, 2007

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2005

  1. DOB violation Dec 27, 2005

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

1998

  1. ECB violation Jun 23, 1998 $350

    Non-Hazardous

    14M,23T,43U,57A,20M, 74-EMS PHONE NOT WORKING 43-PERFORM 2 YEAR TEST 57-JUMP PUMP COVER MISSING IN PIT 20-IN CASE OF ...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
LIA HOLDING INC
LIA BANVILLE
Owner
CAROB BEAM REALY CORPORATION
ROBERT BIENSTOCK
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
LIA HOLDINGS INC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11229
Owner
LIA HOLDING INC
NY, NY, 10001
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR
126 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ASSIGNEE
400 PARK AVE 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
114 EAST 89TH STREET, SUITE 4A
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
GRANTEE/BUYER
126 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
PARTY TWO
C/O BIENSTOCK EMPIRE, INC.
115 EAST 89TH STREET, 4A
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
PARTY ONE
126 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY 1
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
3601 N.W. 63RD STREET
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73126
PARTY ONE

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner