38 East 29th Street

38 East 29th Street has about 62,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 62,000 square feet of office, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

City records list 1919 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 1986. The building is 10 floors tall.

City records list 38-42 East 29th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1008580049) as 38 East 29th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

38 East 29th Street is in ZIP code 10016, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 38 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, in Midtown South.

The lot is in the C5-2 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 10.06 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.

The closest subway station to 38 East 29th Street is 28 St (the 6 train), about 350 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute on foot. The MTA lists it as partly accessible. Also nearby: 33 St (the 6 train), 4 min walk; 28 St (the 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 EAST 29 ASSOCIATES LLC as the owner of record of 38 East 29th Street (BBL 1008580049). 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.

38 East 29th Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 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 50.4 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 108.4 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 270 metric tons of CO2e (4.5 kg per square foot).

In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 38 East 29th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on the cellar. The newest build-out, on the cellar and the roof, was first permitted in June 2026 (mechanical; filed cost estimate $39,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1008580049. 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 $6.8 million for 38 East 29th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $737,317 a year, roughly $11.87 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1008580049 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 38 East 29th Street at $15.1 million ($4 million of it land) and its assessed value at $6.8 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 9% from 2022/23 ($16.5 million) to 2026/27.

No space at 38 East 29th 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.