434 West 38 Street
Manhattan · 10018 · BBL 1007350058 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, January 15, 2026
434 West 38 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Garment District, Manhattan, ZIP 10018. City records date it to 1910 and count 12 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 60 EXETER ST LLC. Its total assessed value is $636K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 8 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.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 434 West 38 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 434 West 38 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $636K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $53K 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.
No executed evictions at 434 West 38 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 434 West 38 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 434 West 38 Street
DHCR registration records list 8 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 →
Open code violations at 434 West 38 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 21 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10018.
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 434 West 38 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Remove device preventing door from being self-closing bituminous roffing material under bulkhead door, roofViolation Closed | Jan 15, 2026 | C |
| Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing gusset plate at 3rd story balcony…Violation Dismissed | Sep 8, 2025 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective lacheset at bulkhead door to roofViolation Closed | Sep 8, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door at vestibule at public hall, 1st st…Violation Closed | Dec 30, 2024 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at building entrance doorViolation Closed | Dec 30, 2024 | C |
| Provide ready access to buildings heating system door lock leading to basement at boiler roomViolation Dismissed | Dec 3, 2024 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartmentViolation Dismissed | Dec 3, 2024 | C |
| Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartmentViolation Dismissed | Dec 3, 2024 | C |
The 8 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 434 West 38 Street
22 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 434 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. 10018 scores 14.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 154 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Garment District →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 3 other addresses on tax block 735 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 434 West 38 Street
Who owns 434 West 38 Street?
The city's property file lists 60 EXETER ST LLC as the owner of record for 434 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 434 West 38 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 434 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 434 West 38 Street?
No executed eviction at 434 West 38 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 434 West 38 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 8 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 434 West 38 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $636K 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 434 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.