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297 East 38 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3109635BBL 3048920045Block 4892 · Lot 45Built 19202 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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297 East 38 Street at a glance

297 East 38 Street, Brooklyn has 29 open city records on file, 4 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Apr 28, 2017 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Aug 21, 2026.

Open Class C
4
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
23
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
2
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
14.50
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Aug 21, 2026
Permits record

Health score for 297 East 38 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 61 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 4
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 23
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 297 East 38 Street

61 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 297 East 38 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 8 summonses below, out of $690.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 297 East 38 Street
047916460YJun 29, 2023IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCESep 19, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)
047916438HJun 20, 2023IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEMar 11, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)
041767770PMay 31, 2016FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJul 1, 2016Pending
041734226KNov 6, 2015LOOSE RUBBISHMar 9, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)
041558797YOct 20, 2015NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSNov 30, 2015Found in violation
041399318MAug 5, 2014IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSSep 5, 2014Pending
041386735KMay 7, 2013FAILURE TO BUNDLE NEWSPAPES/MAGAZINES/CARDBOARD(1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSMay 21, 2013Found in violation
0110870550Jul 13, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 14, 1999Written off

Ownership history for 297 East 38 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3048920045), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 297 East 38 Street
Apr 28, 2017Jun 14, 2017Diop, Papa Mamour, Diop, Ndeye K DiackDiop, Papa Mamour, Diop, MamourDeedView ↗
Dec 29, 2000Apr 12, 2001Diop, MamourDiakhate, Chamsdine, Diop, MamourDeedView ↗
Sep 23, 1999Jan 24, 2000Diakhate, Chamsdine, Diop, MamourR F Properties CORPDeedView ↗
Sep 22, 1998Mar 2, 1999R.F. Properties CORP, Gelin, JamesGelin, TanyaDeedView ↗
Apr 20, 1998May 6, 1998Gelin, James, Gelin, TanyaGelin, LeopoldDeedView ↗
Dec 10, 1981Dec 10, 1981Gelin LeopoldSecretary Of Housing And Urban DevelopmentDeedView ↗
May 21, 1981May 21, 1981Secy Of Housing & Urban DvlptWest John Etal Def, Clausen Milton RefDeedView ↗
Jan 3, 1977Jan 3, 1977West John, West MaryTerra Mar Enterprises LTDDeedView ↗
May 7, 1976May 7, 1976Terra Mar Enterprises LTDCasey Margaret TDeedView ↗

Financing record for 297 East 38 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 297 East 38 Street
Nov 25, 2025Satisfaction of mortgageFirst American Mortgage Solutions LLC, Bank Of America, N.A.View ↗
Nov 14, 2025Satisfaction of mortgagePmcc Mortgage CORP., Jpmorgan Chase Bank, Jpmorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationView ↗
Nov 3, 2025Mortgage$623,000Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems INC Mers, United Wholesales Mortgage LLCView ↗
Apr 28, 2017Mortgage$12,110Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jul 28, 2016Satisfaction of mortgageBank Of America, N.A.View ↗
Jul 7, 2016Mortgage$140,000Bank Of America NaView ↗
Oct 7, 2010Mortgage$6,608Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Aug 22, 2008Mortgage and consolidation$66,250Bank Of America, NaView ↗
May 23, 2008Mortgage$30,000Bank Of AmericaView ↗
Apr 11, 2007Satisfaction of mortgageBank Of America, NaView ↗
Mar 12, 2007Mortgage$187,637Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Mar 20, 2006Mortgage$150,000Bank Of America, N.A.View ↗
Feb 6, 2006Satisfaction of mortgageBank Of America Na, Formerly Fleet National BankView ↗
Sep 20, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageBank Of America Nt & Sa, Fka Fleet National BankView ↗
Aug 27, 2005Mortgage$130,000Bank Of America, N.A.View ↗
Mar 15, 2004Satisfaction of mortgageFleet National BankView ↗
Mar 5, 2004Mortgage$60,298Fleet National BankView ↗
Jun 16, 2003Mortgage assignmentChase Manhattan Mortgage CorporationView ↗
Jun 16, 2003Mortgage$6,245Jpmorgan Chase BankView ↗
Feb 6, 2003Mortgage assignmentJpmorgan Chase BankView ↗
Oct 25, 2002Mortgage$50,000Fleet National BankView ↗
Jun 27, 1980Mortgage assignmentBank Of CommerceView ↗
Sep 18, 1979MortgageThe Dartmouth Plan INC, Dartmouth Plan INCView ↗
Jan 3, 1977MortgageIntercounty Mtge CORPView ↗
May 7, 1976MortgageWyckoff Operating CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageFleet National BankView ↗
Mortgage$25,000Fleet National BankView ↗
Mortgage$215,747Pmcc Mortgage CORPView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.