Manhattan · Chelsea-Hudson Yards

434 West 38 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

Department of Buildings complaints attached to this BIN. Category and disposition text come from DOB’s published code lists; some newer codes have no published description yet.

29 records

• Jun 5, 2026

  CLOSED

  Work Contrary To Stop Work Order (86)

  Complaint Unsubstantiated Based On Department Records (I1)

  Complaint #

  1727475

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jun 5, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jun 5, 2026

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 5, 2025

  CLOSED

  7J

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

  Complaint #

  1711841

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Dec 5, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 5, 2025

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 28, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1703297

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 30, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 30, 2025

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 13, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion No Access Follow-Up (4G)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1697679

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 13, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jun 13, 2025

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 28, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1696462

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 13, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jun 13, 2025

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 10, 2025

  CLOSED

  Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal (2G)

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

  Complaint #

  1690520

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 15, 2025

  Disposition date

  Oct 16, 2025

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 28, 2024

  CLOSED

  Building Under Structural Monitoring (2F)

  N2

  Complaint #

  1680718

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Dec 26, 2024

  Disposition date

  Dec 26, 2024

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 27, 2024

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1680696

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Oct 28, 2024

  Disposition date

  Oct 28, 2024

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 6, 2023

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1636176

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 15, 2023

  Disposition date

  Sep 15, 2023

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 24, 2023

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1627369

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jan 28, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jan 28, 2023

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 25, 2022

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1614652

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jul 31, 2022

  Disposition date

  Jul 31, 2022

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 9, 2021

  CLOSED

  Gas Utility Referral (1L)

  Access Denied - 2nd Attempt (C4)

  Complaint #

  1578959

  DOB unit

  PLUMB

  Inspected

  Jan 5, 2022

  Disposition date

  Jan 6, 2022

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 15, 2020

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1533705

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jan 17, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jan 17, 2020

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 4, 2020

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1532685

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jan 6, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jan 6, 2020

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 12, 2019

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1530530

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 12, 2019

  Disposition date

  Dec 13, 2019

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 1, 2019

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

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

  Complaint #

  1523355

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Dec 14, 2019

  Disposition date

  Dec 16, 2019

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 1, 2019

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1514764

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Jul 2, 2019

  Disposition date

  Jul 2, 2019

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 14, 2017

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1467910

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Dec 14, 2017

  Disposition date

  Dec 14, 2017

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 17, 2017

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1455373

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 17, 2017

  Disposition date

  Jul 17, 2017

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 22, 2015

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1394150

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Apr 22, 2015

  Disposition date

  Apr 22, 2015

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 27, 2010

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1274596

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jan 27, 2010

  Disposition date

  Jan 28, 2010

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 28, 2008

  CLOSED

  Failure To Retain Water / Improper Drainage (Ll103/89) (85)

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

  Complaint #

  1229290

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Aug 11, 2008

  Disposition date

  Aug 13, 2008

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 30, 2007

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

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

  Complaint #

  1200067

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jul 30, 2007

  Disposition date

  Jul 30, 2007

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 19, 2005

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1148736

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Oct 24, 2005

  Disposition date

  Nov 21, 2005

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 30, 1997

  CLOSED

  Residential Use - Illegal (48)

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

  Complaint #

  1049891

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jul 25, 1997

  Disposition date

  Aug 8, 1997

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 30, 1997

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

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

  Complaint #

  1049862

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 12, 1997

  Disposition date

  Sep 17, 1997

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 30, 1997

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1049833

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Feb 12, 1998

  Disposition date

  Feb 13, 1998

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 23, 1995

  CLOSED

  Structural Stability Affected (43)

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

  Complaint #

  1035106

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 24, 1995

  Disposition date

  Jun 14, 1995

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 9, 1995

  CLOSED

  Structural Stability Affected (43)

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

  Complaint #

  1034869

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 10, 1995

  Disposition date

  May 22, 1995

  Address on complaint

  434 West 38 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4