538 East 142nd Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- 8 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 2018 (city records)
About this building
City records list 2018 as the year built — newer than 95% of the 345 buildings we cover in ZIP 10454. The building’s floor space is 2.2 times the size of its lot: 5,496 sq ft of building on a 2,500 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 20, 2026.
538 East 142nd Street
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- City records show 18 open HPD violations, 8 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 2021 — 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: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- 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.
538 East 142 Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10454. The closest subway is Brook Av (6) (4-minute walk), served by the 2, 5, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: August 2021 · Most recent: May 2026. 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.
- 2026-05-27
- 2026-05-27
- 2026-05-27
- 2023-09-21
- 2023-08-15
- 2026-05-27
- 2026-05-27
- Class C · 8 open · penalty 120 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 10 open · penalty 50 · (5/ea)
- 2026-04-30 · Apt 1B · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-04-30 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2026-03-13 · Apt 3B · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2019-07-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2019-07-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2019-07-09 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2018, 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
- HARRASSMENT 2: 131
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 70
- PETIT LARCENY: 59
- GRAND LARCENY: 54
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 47
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 262
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 96
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 87
- Noise - Residential: 85
- Non-Emergency Police Matter: 65
- 332 SAINT ANNS AVE
- 436 BROOK AVE
- 245 BROOK AVENUE
- IS 222
- P.S. 030 Wilton
- P.S. 179
- IS 222
- P.S./I.S. 224
- Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology
- International Community High School
- South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School
- The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X
- Brook Av
- Cypress Av
- 3 Av-149 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Academy Of Exploratory Arts
- Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology
- Mott Haven Academy Charter School
- Saw Mill Playground
- P.s. 030 Wilton
- P.s. 043 Jonas Bronck
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 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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