Manhattan · Midtown-Times Square

32 East 38 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

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50 records

• Jun 15, 2026

  CLOSED

  Cse - Sweep (7G)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1728295

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Jun 17, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jun 18, 2026

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Sep 4, 2025

  CLOSED

  7R

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1703744

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 5, 2025

  Disposition date

  Sep 23, 2025

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 17, 2025

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1693484

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Apr 17, 2025

  Disposition date

  Apr 17, 2025

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Feb 24, 2025

  CLOSED

  Cse - Sweep (7G)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1689302

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Feb 25, 2025

  Disposition date

  Feb 25, 2025

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jun 13, 2024

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1670293

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jun 14, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jun 14, 2024

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 5, 2024

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

  Partial Stop Work Order P (L1)

  Complaint #

  1667129

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 6, 2024

  Disposition date

  May 6, 2024

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 24, 2024

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1666147

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Apr 24, 2024

  Disposition date

  Apr 24, 2024

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 19, 2024

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1665775

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Apr 21, 2024

  Disposition date

  Apr 22, 2024

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Feb 2, 2024

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1659397

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Feb 2, 2024

  Disposition date

  Feb 2, 2024

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 26, 2023

  CLOSED

  Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress (5G)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1644097

  DOB unit

  OBM

  Inspected

  Jul 26, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 26, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 26, 2023

  CLOSED

  Illegal Activity (5H)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1644020

  DOB unit

  OBM

  Inspected

  Jul 26, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 27, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 14, 2023

  CLOSED

  6V

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1643106

  DOB unit

  OBM

  Inspected

  Jul 11, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 14, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 26, 2023

  CLOSED

  6V

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1637839

  DOB unit

  OBM

  Inspected

  Jun 1, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jun 5, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 8, 2023

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1636310

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  May 8, 2023

  Disposition date

  May 8, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 13, 2023

  CLOSED

  Debris - Excessive (09)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1633997

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 21, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jun 21, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 13, 2023

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1633995

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Apr 13, 2023

  Disposition date

  Apr 13, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Feb 25, 2023

  CLOSED

  7J

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1629999

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Feb 25, 2023

  Disposition date

  Feb 26, 2023

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Sep 20, 2022

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1618525

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Sep 20, 2022

  Disposition date

  Sep 20, 2022

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 16, 2021

  CLOSED

  Construction -Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits (83)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1579528

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 1, 2021

  Disposition date

  Sep 3, 2021

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jun 23, 2021

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1574692

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Jun 23, 2021

  Disposition date

  Jun 23, 2021

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 30, 2020

  CLOSED

  Construction -Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits (83)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1549117

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Aug 12, 2020

  Disposition date

  Aug 13, 2020

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 21, 2020

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1539365

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 23, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 23, 2020

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 19, 2020

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1539195

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 19, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 19, 2020

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 19, 2020

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1539194

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Apr 14, 2020

  Disposition date

  Apr 14, 2020

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Sep 2, 2018

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1488656

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 17, 2018

  Disposition date

  Sep 17, 2018

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 27, 2018

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1485235

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 27, 2018

  Disposition date

  Jul 27, 2018

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 19, 2018

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1484628

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Aug 30, 2018

  Disposition date

  Aug 30, 2018

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 11, 2018

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1483890

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Jul 13, 2018

  Disposition date

  Jul 17, 2018

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 29, 2018

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1480247

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 30, 2018

  Disposition date

  May 30, 2018

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 21, 2017

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1458362

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Nov 14, 2017

  Disposition date

  Nov 14, 2017

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 15, 2017

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1457808

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Oct 11, 2017

  Disposition date

  Oct 12, 2017

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Oct 23, 2015

  CLOSED

  Debris - Excessive (09)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1408544

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 4, 2015

  Disposition date

  Dec 7, 2015

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jul 18, 2015

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1400917

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 4, 2015

  Disposition date

  Jan 12, 2016

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 30, 2007

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1202811

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 10, 2007

  Disposition date

  Sep 14, 2007

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jun 16, 2007

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1196459

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jul 6, 2007

  Disposition date

  Jul 9, 2007

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 22, 2007

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1194300

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 10, 2007

  Disposition date

  Sep 14, 2007

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Apr 16, 2007

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1191252

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 23, 2007

  Disposition date

  May 29, 2007

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Jan 19, 2007

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1184115

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Feb 2, 2007

  Disposition date

  Feb 5, 2007

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 3, 2006

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1171871

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Aug 3, 2006

  Disposition date

  Aug 3, 2006

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Dec 8, 2004

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Complaint Referred To Housing Preservation And Development (Hpd) (F8)

  Complaint #

  1133387

  DOB unit

  CENTR

  Inspected

  Dec 8, 2004

  Disposition date

  Dec 8, 2004

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• May 2, 2003

  CLOSED

  Sprinkler System - Inadequate (52)

  Buildings Violation(S) Prepared & Attempt To Serve Will Be Made (B1)

  Complaint #

  1107067

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 23, 2003

  Disposition date

  May 29, 2003

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 10, 2003

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1105322

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 20, 2003

  Disposition date

  Mar 24, 2003

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 10, 2003

  CLOSED

  Illegal Commercial/Manufacturing Use In Residential Zone (74)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1105291

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 10, 2003

  Disposition date

  Mar 11, 2003

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 7, 2003

  CLOSED

  Illegal Commercial/Manufacturing Use In Residential Zone (74)

  Complaint Accepted By Padlock Unit (A7)

  Complaint #

  1105257

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 10, 2003

  Disposition date

  Aug 25, 2003

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 7, 2003

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1105256

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 20, 2003

  Disposition date

  Mar 24, 2003

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Dec 12, 2002

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1102956

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 18, 2002

  Disposition date

  Dec 19, 2002

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Sep 13, 2002

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1100593

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 30, 2002

  Disposition date

  Nov 6, 2002

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Aug 8, 2002

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)

  Complaint #

  1099511

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Aug 19, 2002

  Disposition date

  Aug 27, 2002

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Mar 21, 2002

  CLOSED

  Construction -Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits (83)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1095264

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Apr 17, 2002

  Disposition date

  Apr 19, 2002

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6

• Oct 17, 2001

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1091502

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 25, 2001

  Disposition date

  Oct 30, 2001

  Address on complaint

  32 East 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 6