Alteration filingSep 3
DOB filing M01449890-I1
Alteration filing at 230 West 38 Street
Approved17 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 1014462
230 West 38 Street
230 West 38 Street, Manhattan, NY 10018
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 1 independently sourced records, including 1 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1014462
230 West 38 Street
Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 3, 2026
- DOB filings
- 1
- Active-status
- 1
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings1
Open or active-status records1
First included filingSep 2, 2026
Latest recorded changeSep 3, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 17-story office building built in 1923, on a 9,126 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–17Nothing 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 56 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 165.3 m
- Built
- 1923
- Last altered
- 1987
- Floors
- 17
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Office building
- Land use
- Commercial and office
- Zoning district
- M1-9A/R12
- Lot area
- 9,126 sq ft
- Building area
- 137,887 sq ft
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 9, 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 3 open notices on record for this building, out of 89 notices on file; the most recent was issued Apr 25, 2023.
- High pressure boiler
Issued Apr 25, 2023 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
- High pressure boiler
Issued Apr 25, 2023 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
- High pressure boiler
Issued Mar 16, 2020 — VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
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 9, 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 1014462. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 1 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Sep 2, 2026
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 3, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 17 stories
- 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 1 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Renovate 17th fl. Non bearing partitions and finishes removal. New partitions and finishes. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01449890-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing M01449890-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration03
DOB lists a first permit date for M01449890-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved04
The latest status recorded for M01449890-I1 is “Permit Entire.”