509 West 38 Street
Manhattan · 10018 · BBL 1007107501 · look up another building
Three residential evictions on record here, more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in Manhattan.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, November 3, 2025
509 West 38 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Garment District, Manhattan, ZIP 10018. City records date it to 2015 and count 225 apartments, inside 230 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $39.8M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 225 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 710 in Manhattan, the block 509 West 38 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 1 building changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 3 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 13 parcels and 815 residential units.
Anything filed on 509 West 38 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 509 West 38 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $39.8M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $177K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
3 marshal evictions at 509 West 38 Street
City marshals executed 3 evictions at 509 West 38 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jun 16, 2025. The first fell on Aug 20, 2024, so the filings span 10 months. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in Manhattan. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 509 West 38 Street
DHCR registration records list 225 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Affordable housing at 509 West 38 Street
HPD counts 46 homes here as affordable under the city's housing plans. All of them are priced for households earning 51 to 80% of the area median income. The most recent agreement was financing for new construction that closed in March 2015. HPD marked the work complete in June 2019. HPD's count starts in 2014, so an agreement from before then would not show up here.
Source: HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building list, via NYC Open Data, last pulled on October 4, 2026.
Open code violations at 509 West 38 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 4 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in Manhattan.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 509 West 38 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entranceViolation Dismissed | Nov 3, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at fire door leading to fire stai…Violation Closed | Oct 6, 2025 | C |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 130 degrees in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Oct 6, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceViolation Closed | Mar 10, 2025 | C |
The 4 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 509 West 38 Street
25 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 509 West 38 Street compares in 10018
PulseCities tracks 727 lots in 10018, of which 52 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 33 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 7.2% of the ZIP. 10018 scores 14.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 154 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Garment District →
Questions about 509 West 38 Street
Who owns 509 West 38 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 509 West 38 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 509 West 38 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 509 West 38 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 509 West 38 Street?
Yes. Three marshal-executed evictions at 509 West 38 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jun 16, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 509 West 38 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 225 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 509 West 38 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $39.8M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 509 West 38 Street?
10018 (Garment District) scores 14.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.