137 East 38th Street
A 13-story building with 108 apartments, built in 1936, in Manhattan, NY 10016.
Addresses on the lot: 137 to 147 East 38th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 137 East 38th Street. Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the past year, 19 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 137 EAST 38TH STREET LLC. 35 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 137 East 38th Street have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 137 East 38th Street as of October 26, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 19 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 137 East 38th Street?
137 East 38th Street is registered with HPD to 137 EAST 38TH STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 5 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 8% of residential buildings in 10016 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 137 East 38th Street rent stabilized?
35 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 34 in 2018. That’s 35 of the building’s 108 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00894-0032.