138 East 50th Street
Top insights
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built in 2017 (city records)
About this building
The building’s floor space is 15.9 times the size of its lot: 188,559 sq ft of building on an 11,892 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 14, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
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138 East 50th Street
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- City records show 5 open HPD violations, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2007 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
138 East 50 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10022. The closest subway is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts (6,E,F) (2-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, E, F, and S lines.
Building Condition
Issued September 2007. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2000-08-12 "§ 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKL…"
- 2000-08-12 "§ 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES…"
- 1992-04-16 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 5 STY NORTHWEST APT 5R LONARDO. , SECTION '' ''"
- 1991-07-23 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- 1991-07-23 "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNAT…"
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2025-08-05
- 2024-10-22
- Dec 1, 2023 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- Jun 30, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Jun 30, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2017, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 26
- GRAND LARCENY: 23
- HARRASSMENT 2: 17
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 10
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 10
- Illegal Parking: 208
- Street Condition: 173
- Noise: 67
- Vendor Enforcement: 57
- Traffic Signal Condition: 33
- 777 3 AVENUE
- 251 EAST 51 STREET
- 345 PARK AVENUE
- P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
- Art and Design High School
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
- Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
- 5 Av/53 St
- Grand Central-42 St
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- Women's Expressive Theater, Inc.
- Dicapo Opera Theatre Corp.
- Japan Society, Inc.
- Municipal Art Society Of New York
- American University Of Beirut
- Chamber Orchestra Of New York Ottorino Respighi
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Fiber Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 1,500 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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