308 East 38th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

308 East 38th Street is a 20-story, 97-unit residential building located in Murray Hill, completed in 2001 and currently owned by Kosha Diaz. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent being a pest infestation in apartment 3E reported in May 2024, which remains open as a Class C violation. Between 2019 and 2024, there were multiple heating and hot water problems, with two emergency complaints regarding these issues in late 2019, though these were resolved promptly.

Other maintenance incidents include plumbing problems with a sink/basin in October 2019, electrical lighting issues in March 2019, and a hydraulic oil leak with inoperative pit light in the elevator system in 2018 that was resolved with a penalty of $310. The building's bedbug reporting history shows relatively few incidents, with only two reported infestations between 2019 and 2021, both reported through the required annual reporting process and subsequently eradicated. The property has demonstrated good compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections between 2010 and 2025, including the most recent one in March 2025.

The building's records also show proper annual bedbug reporting compliance from 2021 to 2024, with no reported infestations in the last three reporting periods. Additionally, there were two complaints about illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings and multiple elevator device complaints in 2019, though no violations were found during inspections. The building's permit history from 2018 through 2019 shows regular maintenance activities with multiple permits issued for various work types, indicating ongoing property upkeep.