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734 East 38 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3113147BBL 3049840031Block 4984 · Lot 31Built 19402 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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734 East 38 Street at a glance

734 East 38 Street, Brooklyn has 0 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 2 evictions at this building. It last sold on Jul 15, 2003 for $150,000. The most recent record is dated Jun 14, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
0
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.50
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
2
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 14, 2026
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Health score for 734 East 38 Street

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 11 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 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 0
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 734 East 38 Street

11 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 734 East 38 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 2 summonses below, out of $50.00 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 734 East 38 Street
044443525JJun 24, 2016FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJul 26, 2016Pending
041318016JMay 6, 2016NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSJun 7, 2016Pending

Marshal evictions at 734 East 38 Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 734 East 38 Street
Oct 2, 2019ResidentialPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.62202/19-2
Oct 2, 2019ResidentialPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.62202/19-1

Ownership history for 734 East 38 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3049840031), 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 734 East 38 Street
Jul 15, 2003Sep 12, 2003$150,000Zion House Of Prayer, INC.Martin, NormaDeedView ↗
Apr 2, 1979Apr 2, 1979Martin NormaBenjamin RuthvenDeedView ↗
Nov 7, 1977Nov 7, 1977Benjamin Ruthven, Martin NormanHiggins Veronica MDeedView ↗
Nov 29, 1974Nov 29, 1974Higgins Veronica MRegan Charlotte MDeedView ↗

Financing record for 734 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 734 East 38 Street
Jan 24, 1978Mortgage assignmentVanguard Hldg CORPView ↗
Nov 16, 1977Mortgage assignmentNational Bank Of North AmericaView ↗
Nov 7, 1977MortgageVanguard Holding CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageVanguard Holding CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFirst Fedl S&L Assn/RochView ↗

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