48 West 138th Street
A 6-story building with 89 apartments, built in 1940, in Manhattan, NY 10037.
Addresses on the lot: 48 to 54 West 138th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
48 West 138th Street has 45 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. No owner is registered with HPD. 10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 48 West 138th Street have open violations?
Yes: 45 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 26 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 12 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 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 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 48 West 138th Street?
No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.
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 May 2023. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 48 West 138th Street rent stabilized?
10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023. That’s 10 of the building’s 89 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
- 42 West 138th Street35 apartments, built 1925
- 63 West 137th Street21 apartments, built 1920
- 36 West 138th Street35 apartments, built 1925
- 66 West 138th Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 50 West 139th Street108 apartments, built 1940
- 52 West 139th Street63 apartments, built 2015
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 1-01735-7501.