Full demolitionSep 10
DOB filing M00974121-P3
Full demolition at 522 West 38 Street
Approved$5,000 recorded cost
Open filing Building record · BIN 1012515
522 West 38 Street
522 West 38 Street, Manhattan, NY 10018
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 4 independently sourced records, including 4 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1012515
522 West 38 Street
Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 10, 2026
- DOB filings
- 4
- Active-status
- 4
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings4
Open or active-status records4
First included filingMar 14, 2024
Latest recorded changeSep 10, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 11-story hotel built in 2000, on a 4,931 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–11Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as commercial and office, so this floor is where the commercial space is.
- Street levelCommercial and office
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 46 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 137 m
- Built
- 2000
- Floors
- 11
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Hotel
- Land use
- Commercial and office
- Zoning district
- M1-5
- Lot area
- 4,931 sq ft
- Building area
- 24,658 sq ft
Owner of record
NYC DCAS
As the assessment roll records it. Only owners that read as a company are shown here; where the roll names an individual, nothing is published.
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 15, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not any single filing. When the rest of New York went up
Violation record
Are there open violations here?
The Department of Buildings has 4 open notices on record for this building, out of 28 notices on file; the most recent was issued Feb 22, 2022.
- No report and / or late filing (facade)
Issued Feb 22, 2022 — FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022
- Non-residential elevator periodic
Issued Dec 17, 2021 — FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
- No report and / or late filing (facade)
Issued May 31, 2018 — FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017
1 further open notice is on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.
Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 15, 2026.
What is recorded here
Multiple filings, one stable building identifier.
New York City's Building Identification Number helps connect filings that may use different application numbers or describe different scopes of work. The records below are grouped because they publish BIN 1012515. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 4 full demolition. Its latest status categories are 4 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Mar 14, 2024
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 10, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- Not stated
- Highest proposed unit count
- Not stated
Highest recorded values may come from different filings and must not be combined into one proposed project. Open the individual filings below for their exact scope. Values outside the publication's conservative data-quality bounds are withheld pending source review.
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Recorded history
What has happened at this address?
Every dated event the city has published for this building, from all 4 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Demolition filed01
Full Demolition of eleven story building, as per plans filed herewith. Filing M00974121-I1.
- Demolition filed02
Installation of debris chute as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with DM M00974121-I1. Filing M00974121-S2.
- Permit recorded for demolition03
DOB lists a first permit date for M00974121-S2. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Demolition approved04
Filing M00974121-I1 reached an approved status.
- Demolition filed05
Full Demolition of eleven story building, as per plans filed herewith. Filing M00974121-P2.
- Demolition now approved06
The latest status recorded for M00974121-I1 is “Approved.”
- Demolition approved07
Filing M00974121-P2 reached an approved status.
- Demolition now approved08
The latest status recorded for M00974121-P2 is “Approved.”
- Demolition filed09
Installation of debris chute as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with DM M00974121-I1. Filing M00974121-P3.
- Demolition approved010
Filing M00974121-P3 reached an approved status.
- Demolition now approved011
The latest status recorded for M00974121-P3 is “Approved.”
- Demolition now approved012
The latest status recorded for M00974121-S2 is “Permit Entire.”