140 West 238th Street
A 5-story building with 45 apartments, built in 1921, in the Bronx, NY 10463.
HPD records as of November 4, 2026
140 West 238th Street has 28 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 140 GV LLC. 11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 140 West 238th Street have open violations?
Yes: 28 open violations as of November 4, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 18 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 6 |
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 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 4, 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 140 West 238th Street?
140 West 238th Street is registered with HPD to 140 GV 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2025. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 10% of residential buildings in 10463 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 140 West 238th Street rent stabilized?
11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 12 in 2018. That’s 11 of the building’s 45 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 181 West 238th Street65 apartments, built 1925
- 3804 Bailey Avenue64 apartments, built 1925
- 114 West 238th Street139 apartments, built 1928
- 135 West 238th Street66 apartments, built 1928
- 3800 Putnam Avenue West44 apartments, built 2003
- 3815 Putnam Avenue West90 apartments, built 2000
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 4, 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 2-03270-0113.