29 West 38th Street

29 West 38th Street has about 93,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 89,000 square feet of office and 4,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

City records list 1912 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2012. The building is 16 floors tall.

City records list 29-33 West 38th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1008400023) as 29 West 38th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

29 West 38th Street is in ZIP code 10018, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 29 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018, in Midtown.

The lot is in the M1-9A/R12 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 14.67 and a maximum commercial FAR of 15 for this lot.

The closest subway station to 29 West 38th Street is 42 St-Bryant Pk (the B, D, F, M and 7 trains, connected to 5 Av), about 850 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Times Sq-42 St (the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, S, A, C and E trains, connected to 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal), 5 min walk; 34 St-Herald Sq (the B, D, F, M, N, Q, R and W trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 2938 WEST LLC as the owner of record of 29 West 38th Street (BBL 1008400023). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

29 West 38th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 94 earns an A. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 43 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 107.4 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 430 metric tons of CO2e (3.94 kg per square foot).

In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 4 jobs at 29 West 38th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 2 floors (floors 10 and 16). The newest build-out, on floor 16 and the roof, was first permitted in August 2026 (construction, mechanical; filed cost estimate $165,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1008400023. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $8.17 million for 29 West 38th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $886,196 a year, roughly $9.56 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1008400023 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 29 West 38th Street at $18.8 million ($7.6 million of it land) and its assessed value at $8.48 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 14% from 2022/23 ($16.5 million) to 2026/27.

No space at 29 West 38th Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.