What the listing does not show
338 West 71st Street
Manhattan, NY 10023One-family houseModerate risk
Listed at $5,500,000. The listing does not mention what city records show: 34 open housing violations and 1 unresolved penalty. Read them before you offer, and be ready to explain them if you are selling.
- Asking
- $5,500,000
- Beds
- 6 beds
- Baths
- 6+ baths
- Size
- 6,626 ft²
- Building
- One-family house
- Built
- 1894
- Open housing violations
- 34
- Immediately hazardous
- 0
- Open building violations
- 0
- Unresolved penalties
- 1
01 / Findings
What to ask about
City records a buyer can raise and a seller should be ready to explain. A reading of open filings, not a forecast.
- 0134 open housing violations, none of them immediately hazardous.
- 02Checked: no open Buildings Department violations.
- 031 unresolved penalty (0 hazardous) that can follow the property into the sale.
- 04About 2,296 ft² of unused residential floor area the listing does not mention.
- 05The required housing registration expired more than a year ago.
- 06In the West 71st Street Historic District, so exterior changes are restricted.
02 / Building
The building
Department of Finance class A4: One-family house.
- Type
- One-family house
- Year built
- 1894
- Floors
- 3
- Units
- 11 residential
- Building area
- 4,944 ft²
- Residential / commercial
- 3,708 / 0 ft²
- Lot
- 1,808 ft²18 × 100.42 ft
- Assessed value
- $497,820Tax assessment, not market value
- Assessed land
- $186,300
- Tax exemption
- None
03 / Zoning
What the lot allows
Zoned R8B. Floor area ratio is how much building the lot can legally hold. Listings rarely spell this out.
Unused residential floor area
2,296ft²
Built at 68% of allowed
Zoning would still allow this much more housing on the lot.
- Commercial FAR allowed
- 0.00
- Community facility FAR
- 4.00
- Affordable housing bonus FAR
- 4.80
- Zoning district
- R8B
- West 71st Street Historic District
04 / Checked
What was checked
A zero means the file exists and is clear. A dash means the city has no file for this address, which is not the same thing.
Housing (HPD)
34
open violations
0 immediately hazardous, 11 hazardous, 11 non-hazardous, 12 informational.
Registration expired, ended Mar 31, 2000. Owner state NY.
Buildings (DOB)
0
open violations
No open building violations on file.
Permits, unsafe structures, boilers, elevators, facades.
Penalties (ECB)
1
unresolved
0 hazardous. $1,180 imposed, last issued Jul 19, 2006.
05 / Full report
Not on the listing
How many documents and sales the city has on file for this building.
4 recorded documents · 0 sales of $10,000 or more · Last sale none · Last mortgage none
06 / FAQ
Questions
How many open violations does 338 West 71st Street have?
As of Oct 6, 2026, the building at 338 West 71st Street has 34 open HPD violations (0 Class C, 11 Class B, 11 Class A, 12 Class I), 0 open DOB violations, 1 unresolved ECB penalties. These are building records, so they apply to this listing.
What is the zoning of 338 West 71st Street?
The lot is zoned R8B. The building is built at a floor area ratio of 2.73 against 4.00 allowed for residential use, leaving about 2,296 ft² of unused residential floor area.
Is this property in a flood zone?
No. The lot is not inside a FEMA 100-year flood zone on the 2007 or 2015 maps.
Where does this data come from?
Records are combined from NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR); NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations); NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties); NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions); Active for-sale listings. PLUTO version 26v2.
Sources
NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR) · NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations) · NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties) · NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions) · Active for-sale listings
PLUTO 26v2, refreshed Oct 6, 2026. Written for people buying or selling this property. Not legal, tax, or appraisal advice. Confirm the details with the city before you offer or list.