37 West 138th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~84% of buildings in this ZIP (63 open)
- 13 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1938) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
37 West 138th Street
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- City records show 63 open HPD violations, 13 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 1983 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 30 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock at door in the entrance.
- 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.
37 West 138 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10037. The closest subway is 135 St (2,3) (4-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines.
Building Condition
- 2007-12-19 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1s…"
- 2007-12-19 "§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE W…"
- 2007-07-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW (COUNTER BALANCE) IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6t…"
- 2007-07-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6D,…"
- 2007-07-26 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED…"
- Class C · 13 open · penalty 195 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 44 open · penalty 220 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
- 2015-10-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2015-10-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2015-03-03 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1938. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 148
- PETIT LARCENY: 104
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 80
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 53
- GRAND LARCENY: 53
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 507
- Illegal Parking: 307
- Noise - Residential: 139
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 113
- PLUMBING: 110
- PARK 139TH, LLC
- PARK 139TH, LLC
- UPTOWN PARKING CORP.
- P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm
- Democracy Prep Charter School
- Global Community Charter School
- Democracy Prep Charter School
- I S 275
- Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School
- Democracy Prep Charter School
- I S 275
- Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School
- 135 St
- 145 St
- 138 St-Grand Concourse
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Hansborough Recreation Center
- Abyssinian Tot Lot
- Howard Bennett Playground
- William Mccray Playground
- Eng 59 Lad 30 - Parking
- Eng 59 Lad 30 Parking
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 Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 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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