155 East 38th Street
A 20-story building with 174 apartments, built in 1960, in Manhattan, NY 10016.
Addresses on the lot: 153 to 157 East 38th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
155 East 38th Street has 21 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to The 155 Condominium. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 155 East 38th Street have open violations?
Yes: 21 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 5 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 155 East 38th Street?
155 East 38th Street is registered with HPD to The 155 Condominium. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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.
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 March 2024. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no 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 155 East 38th Street rent stabilized?
5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 8 in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 174 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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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 1-00894-7502.