50 West 139th Street
A 6-story building with 108 apartments, built in 1940, in Manhattan, NY 10037.
Addresses on the lot: 36 to 50 West 139th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
50 West 139th Street has 63 open HPD violations, 45 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 103 complaints to HPD in the past year, 71 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HARLEN HOUSING PRESERVATION LLC. 107 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 50 West 139th Street have open violations?
Yes: 63 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 | 45 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 16 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 12 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 103 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 71 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 50 West 139th Street?
50 West 139th Street is registered with HPD to HARLEN HOUSING PRESERVATION LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 February 2026. HPD’s record has 16 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 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 50 West 139th Street rent stabilized?
107 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 107 of the building’s 108 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
- 37 West 138th Street24 apartments, built 1938
- 52 West 139th Street63 apartments, built 2015
- 35 West 138th Street24 apartments, built 1938
- 42 West 138th Street35 apartments, built 1925
- 36 West 138th Street35 apartments, built 1925
- 34 West 139th Street125 apartments, built 2007
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 1-01736-0060.