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38 East 70 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01384 • Lot 0045 • Zip: 10021

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 1 on record • 2026

Address

Primary address: 38 East 70 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10021
Block: 01384
Lot: 0045
BBL: 1013840045
Unified address ID: 1013840045

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,607 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 16 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.09
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - City Residence (A4)
Year built: 1885
Last altered: 1885
Floors: 4
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 4,963 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 60 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: VCJ PROPERTY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $17,825,000
Total assessment: $331,772
Land assessment: $67,843
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: VCJ PROPERTY LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB violation Apr 29, 2026

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED SEVERAL BROKEN WINDOWS ON EXPOSURE 1 NORTH ELEVATIO...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 14, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

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

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 20, 2025 $30,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 13, 2024 $141,734

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 7, 2024 $34,483

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 4, 2024 $179,232

    Alteration

    Approved

2007

  1. Sale Mar 1, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    38 EAST 70TH STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
VCJ PROPERTY, LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 11/14/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
COUPER JOHNSON, VIRGINIA
220 MACFARLANE DRIVE #902
DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33483
ACRIS 03/01/2007
GRANTEE/BUYER
VCJ PROPERTY LLC
220 MACFARLANE DRIVE #902
DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33483
ACRIS 03/01/2007
GRANTOR/SELLER
JOHNSON, NORMAN DUDLEY L/W/T/
30 E. 70TH ST.
NY, NY
ACRIS 02/10/1998
GRANTOR/SELLER
JOHNSON, VIRGINIA COUPER AS EXECUTOR
30 E. 70TH ST.
NY, NY
ACRIS 02/10/1998
PARTY 1
LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM
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ACRIS 07/02/1982
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
VCJ PROPERTY LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
VCJ PROPERTY LLC
PLUTO