A 1963 East Midtown co-op where building issues get resolved privately, but commercial air patterns and brief winter maintenance bursts mark the record.
Built in 1963, this 99-unit East Midtown co-op handles its day-to-day operations out of public view, but distinct winter complaint bursts and commercial street friction show up nearby. Three things to know:
Winter maintenance signals spike briefly before getting resolved. Four pest and unsanitary condition calls hit the record on January 21, 2026, spanning basement and apartment spaces, alongside four heat and hot water calls from late January 2025. All were resolved and marked closed.
Nearby food service and indoor air complaints signal potential exhaust bleed. Within three blocks, 27 food establishment complaints and 6 indoor air quality reports were logged over the past year. Commercial venting and kitchen exhaust can travel up shared shafts in mid-century frames.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
238 East 55th Street is a 99-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013280030). This building is associated with 240 East 55th Tenants Corp.. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1963, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 15 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 21, 2026.
The building last changed hands on September 1, 2026 for $410,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 89/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2H at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($3K, latest 2009), last sold in 2026 for $410K. Owner on the latest deed: Heimbruch, Jillian.
Unit 9H at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $463K. Owner on the latest deed: Shin, Grace.
Unit 5-C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $415K. Owner on the latest deed: Stein, Marcy & Cohen, Benjamin.
Unit PHA at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $745K. Owner on the latest deed: Irwin, Blake.
Unit 8-B at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $410K. Owner on the latest deed: Zhu, Wenhan.
Unit 9C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $410K. Owner on the latest deed: Yu, Hui & Chen, Yufeng +1 more.
Unit 12B at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $660K. Owner on the latest deed: Marie Prevatt, Bryahnna.
Unit 8F at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $360K. Owner on the latest deed: Hingula, Darcie & Hingula, Melissa +1 more.
Unit 3E at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $342K. Owner on the latest deed: Gandhi, Niket.
Unit 15C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $665K. Owner on the latest deed: Yamin, Joseph & Yamin, Michael +1 more.
Unit 11H at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $425K. Owner on the latest deed: He, Kerry.
Unit L/AGH at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $2.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Mayrock, Bennett & Mayrock, Julia.
Unit 10F at 238 East 55th Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Lorraine Trachtman Irrevocable Trust & Pamela Strudler, Trustee.
Unit 5G at 238 East 55th Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Steven M. Wolf, Trustee & Leslie M. Wolf, Trustee +1 more.
Unit LC at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $495K. Owner on the latest deed: Butterjam Re Holdings II LLC.
Unit 3-H at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $395K. Owner on the latest deed: Santiago, Sarina.
Unit 7C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $385K. Owner on the latest deed: Hill, Jennifer.
Unit 14C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $595K. Owner on the latest deed: Yamin, Joseph & Yamin, Juliana +1 more.
Unit 8-C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $419K. Owner on the latest deed: Brandi, Curtis & Brandi, Jennifer.
Unit 10-E at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2020 for $468K. Owner on the latest deed: Kim, Lena.
Unit 11 C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $409K. Owner on the latest deed: Huang, Jing.
Unit 2A at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $475K. Owner on the latest deed: Sheldon, Kari.
Unit 7E at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $505K. Owner on the latest deed: Gambino, Joseph.
Unit 7D at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $486K. Owner on the latest deed: Lam, Helen & Lam, Steve +1 more.
Unit LA/LG at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2018 for $2.7M. Owner on the latest deed: Simpson, Janson & Simpson, Erica.
Unit 2E at 238 East 55th Street has no open violations (2 past violations), last sold in 2017 for $550K. Owner on the latest deed: Mizoguchi, Mari.
Unit 6C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2017 for $555K. Owner on the latest deed: Yao, Xinyi.
Unit 3G at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2017 for $550K. Owner on the latest deed: Tipton, Darren.
Unit 10D at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2016 for $530K. Owner on the latest deed: Matthew, Wong.
Unit 2C at 238 East 55th Street has no violations, last sold in 2016 for $430K. Owner on the latest deed: Roper, Lauren.
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