640 West 139th Street
A 6-story building with 62 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 614 Riverside Drive, 632 to 640 West 139th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
640 West 139th Street has 209 open HPD violations, 113 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 193 complaints to HPD in the past year, 132 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 618 RIVERSIDE DRIVE OWNERS INC. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 640 West 139th Street have open violations?
Yes: 209 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 113 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 82 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 193 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 132 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 640 West 139th Street?
640 West 139th Street is registered with HPD to 618 RIVERSIDE DRIVE OWNERS INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
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 December 2025. HPD’s record has 23 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10031 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 640 West 139th Street rent stabilized?
19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 20 in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 62 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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Buildings nearby
- 628 West 139th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 610 Riverside Drive56 apartments, built 1909
- 629 West 138th Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 624 West 139th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 625 West 138th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 626 Riverside Drive369 apartments, built 1964
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-02087-0050.