Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

38 Rutgers St

built 1963 · 20 stories · 137 apartments
Also known as 48 Rutgers St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY · 567 other buildings here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Aug
Boiler burning natural gas (Eastmond ESP-150), registration current since Aug 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2022 Feb
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2016 Sep
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2016 Aug
General construction permit
2015 Sep
Construction fence permit
2013 Aug
Standpipe permit
2012 Oct
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit, Heating/ventilation permit
2011 Jul
Plumbing permit
2010 Jul
Scaffold permit
2010 May
Scaffold permit
2010 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2010 (4 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2009 Mar
Fuel burning permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1963
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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