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35 West 138th Street

A 6-story building with 24 apartments, built in 1938, in Manhattan, NY 10037.

Addresses on the lot: 33 to 35 West 138th Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

62open HPD violations11 immediately hazardous
13complaints to HPD, past year3 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

35 West 138th Street has 62 open HPD violations, 11 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CITY OF NEW YORK.

Does 35 West 138th Street have open violations?

Yes: 62 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most11
B, hazardous30 days25
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days26

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 3 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.

Who owns 35 West 138th Street?

35 West 138th Street is registered with HPD to CITY OF NEW YORK. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

At least 50 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

Housing court and evictions

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

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

For comparison, 29% of residential buildings in 10037 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 35 West 138th 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 1-01736-0025.