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138 East 50th Street

A 63-story building with 124 apartments, built in 2017, in Manhattan, NY 10017.

Addresses on the lot: 138 to 146 East 50th Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

5open HPD violations1 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

138 East 50th Street has 5 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to THE CENTRALE CONDOMINIUM.

Does 138 East 50th Street have open violations?

Yes: 5 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most1
B, hazardous30 days3
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days1

It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.

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.

Who owns 138 East 50th Street?

138 East 50th Street is registered with HPD to THE CENTRALE CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 9% of residential buildings in 10017 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 138 East 50th Street 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.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01304-7502.