138 Audubon Avenue

A 5-story building with 24 apartments, built in 1909, in Manhattan, NY 10032.

Addresses on the lot: 136 to 140 Audubon Avenue.

HPD records as of November 3, 2026

82open HPD violations30 immediately hazardous

9complaints to HPD, past year1 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years1 older

138 Audubon Avenue has 82 open HPD violations, 30 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 551 WEST 172ND STREET LLC.

Does 138 Audubon Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 82 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	30
B, hazardous	30 days	45
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	7

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 138 Audubon Avenue?

138 Audubon Avenue is registered with HPD to 551 WEST 172ND STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 1 older case, the latest from 2007.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 138 Audubon Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 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 1-02129-0021.