34 East 38th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

The 5-story, 10-unit building at 34 East 38th Street in Murray Hill, owned by Jack Cassaro and built in 1925, has experienced a series of notable events over the past decade, with particular attention required on recent maintenance compliance issues. The building has consistently received Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, though the most recent reports from May 2024 show no infested or re-infested units.

The property has a significant outstanding Department of Buildings (DOB) violation concerning the failure to file the 2017 annual boiler inspection report, which remains active as of 2023. Between 2018 and 2020, there were multiple Environmental Control Board violations related to construction work without proper permits, with penalties totaling $37,500, though these were subsequently resolved. Rodent inspections have been conducted regularly from 2015 to 2025, with the most recent inspections in March and July 2025 showing passing results.

However, the building had two failed rodent inspections in late 2015, which were followed by bait application. In 2020, a violation was issued for failure to file the 2017 annual boiler inspection report, and in 2019, there was a violation for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation. While the building has maintained compliance with rodent control measures in recent years, the persistent issues with bedbug reporting compliance and the active boiler violation warrant attention to the property's maintenance history.