330 East 38th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~95% of buildings in this ZIP (82 open)
- 11 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (9 vs ~4)
- Built in 1989 (city records)
About this building
The building’s floor space is 11.4 times the size of its lot: 924,200 sq ft of building on an 81,173 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 15, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
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(311 complaints)
errands grade
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330 East 38th Street
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- City records show 82 open HPD violations, 11 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2009 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
330 East 38 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10016. The closest subway is Grand Central-42 St (4,5,6,7,S) (9-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: August 2009 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-10-05 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-08-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LAMINATE FLOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT…"
- 2026-08-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LAMINATE FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY L…"
- 2026-08-26 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2026-07-31 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- Class C · 11 open · penalty 165 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 43 open · penalty 215 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 28 open · penalty 28 · (1/ea)
- 2025-12-13 · Apt 38F · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2025-10-24 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2025-10-20 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2023-08-08
- May 15, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Apr 17, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Feb 22, 2024 "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1989, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 18
- GRAND LARCENY: 11
- HARRASSMENT 2: 8
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 7
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 5
- Noise - Vehicle: 178
- Illegal Parking: 94
- For Hire Vehicle Complaint: 89
- Noise: 65
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 53
- 333 EAST 38 STREET
- 710 2ND AVE
- 630 1 AVENUE
- The River School
- P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
- Manhattan Academy For Arts & Language
- Murray Hill Academy
- Unity Center for Urban Technologies
- Grand Central-42 St
- 33 St
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- Mary O'connor Playground
- Red Fern Theatre Company, Inc.
- Trygve Lie Plaza
- Ralph Bunche Park
- English-Speaking Union Of The U.s.
- Diocese Of The Armenian Church Of America (Eastern)
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