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125 East 38 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00894 • Lot 0017 • Zip: 10016

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 125 East 38 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10016
Block: 00894
Lot: 0017
BBL: 1008940017
Unified address ID: 1008940017

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R10 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 1,650 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 22 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 4.42
Max residential FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Miscellaneous - Foreign Government (Z4)
Year built: 1865
Last altered: 1987
Floors: 5
Total units: 2
Residential units: 1
Building area: 7,300 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $3,034,000
Total assessment: $1,365,300
Land assessment: $810,000
Exempt total: $1,365,300
Assessment owner: REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Murray Hill
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 1 day 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.

2026

  1. DOB violation Mar 19, 2026

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FTM BLDG. OBSERVED ON FACADE, CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT EXPOSURE 1 & 2 OBSERVED CRACKS AND SAGGING LINTELS ON 4...

2025

  1. DOB violation Sep 2, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED CRACKED STUCCO/STONE WORK IN MUTIPLE LOCATIONS ON AL...

  2. ECB violation Jan 13, 2025 $8,000

    CLASS - 1

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED ELECTRICAL LIGHTS INSTALLED BENEATH SIDEWALK SHED LOCATED AT 125 EAST 38TH STREET ...

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 20, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: OBSERVED DETERIORATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OF FACADE AT ALL V...

  2. ECB violation Apr 10, 2024 $10,000

    CLASS - 2

    PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION.NOTE:DEFECTIVE/INADEQUATE MUDSILL OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 SOUTH...

  3. DOB violation Apr 10, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANCE MANNER. OBSERVED DETERIORATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION ON VIEW EXPOSURES ...

  4. ECB violation Feb 26, 2024 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    ENTIRE DEVICE IS SHUT DOWN. NEED TO REPAIR AND RE-INSPECTION REQUIRED.

2023

  1. DOB violation Feb 6, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED CRACK S TUCCO AT EXPOSURE1,EXPO#2 & #4 AT VARIOUS FLOO...

2022

  1. DOB violation Jun 9, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED SEVERE CRACKING ON EXP 1,2,4 STEP CRACKING VERTICAL A...

  2. DOB filing Mar 11, 2022 $0

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT SIDEWALK SHED AS SHOWN ON PLANS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91,CHAPTER 33 AND 2014 BC....

  3. DOB NOW filing Feb 12, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2021

  1. Permit issued Jul 7, 2021

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

2020

  1. ECB violation Sep 3, 2020 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED AT TIMEO FMY INSPECTION I OBSERVED ATE XPOSURE #1 AND 2 A...

  2. Permit issued Jul 9, 2020

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

  3. ECB violation Feb 6, 2020 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SEVERE CRACKING ON EXPOSURE #1, #...

2019

  1. Permit issued Mar 26, 2019

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

2018

  1. DOB filing Jun 26, 2018 $560,495

    Alteration Type II

    COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESTORATION OF THE DETERIORATED EXTERIOR FACADES AND ROOFS. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS

  2. DOB filing Jun 15, 2018 $560,495

    Alteration Type II

    COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESTORATION OF THE DETERIORATED EXTERIOR FACADES AND ROOFS. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS

  3. Permit issued Apr 13, 2018

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

2017

  1. Permit issued Apr 6, 2017

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

2016

  1. Permit issued Apr 5, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

  2. DOB filing Feb 17, 2016 $560,495

    Alteration Type II

    COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESTORATION OF THE DETERIORATED EXTERIOR FACADES AND ROOFS. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS

  3. DOB filing Feb 17, 2016 $560,495

    Alteration Type II

    COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESTORATION OF THE DETERIORATED EXTERIOR FACADES AND ROOFS. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS

2012

  1. DOB filing Sep 4, 2012 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF INTERIOR OF 1ST, BASEMENT AND CELLAR LEVEL . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2004

  1. Sale Jan 16, 2004 $3,500,000

    Changed hands

    314 LEXINGTON AVENUE

2003

  1. ECB violation Jul 1, 2003 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    16B01/11B07/08J01/34Q07 (16)ADJ TOP FL DOOR MAQNET(11)INSTALL MISSING GROUND FLOOR BUTTON IN PLACE OF RED BUTTON(08)A...

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
PERM. MISSION OF BENIN TO THE UN
EDDY HOUNDEFFO
Owner
PERMANENT MISSION OF BENIN
EDDY HOUNDEFFO
Owner
125 East 38th Street LLC
Daniel Picard
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ANDAMIO SCAFFOLDING LLC
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
1 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
PARTY 2
101 BARCLAY STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
GRANTEE/BUYER
125 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
GRANTOR/SELLER
EISENBERG, TANCHUM & LEVY
675 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY 1
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
125 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTOR/SELLER
125 EAST 38TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
GRANTEE/BUYER
101 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10178
PARTY 1

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner