637 East 138th 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
- More open HPD violations than ~80% of buildings in this ZIP (61 open)
- 34 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (27 vs ~10)
- Built in 2013 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 51 units registered
About this building
City records list 2013 as the year built — newer than 90% of the 345 buildings we cover in ZIP 10454. The building’s floor space is 2.9 times the size of its lot: 44,213 sq ft of building on a 15,000 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 21, 2026.
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.
637 East 138th Street
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- City records show 61 open HPD violations, 34 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 2022 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 51 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen.
- 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.
637 East 138 Street sits in Bronx, ZIP 10454. The closest subway is Cypress Av (6) (1-minute walk), served by the 6 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: May 2022 · Most recent: September 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.
- 2026-08-20
- 2026-08-20
- 2026-06-17
- 2026-06-17
- 2026-06-17
- 2026-03-20
- 2026-03-20
- 2026-01-01
- 2025-05-19
- 2025-05-19
- Class C · 34 open · penalty 510 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 15 open · penalty 75 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 12 open · penalty 12 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-06 · Apt 6H · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-07-06 · Apt 6H · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2026-06-24 · Apt 5D · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2025-01-17
- 2021-04-29 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2013, 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: 214
- HARRASSMENT 2: 152
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 98
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 69
- FELONY ASSAULT: 59
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 123
- Noise - Residential: 63
- Illegal Parking: 62
- PLUMBING: 52
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 52
- 268 CYPRESS AVE
- 613 EAST 138 STREET
- 597 EAST 138 STREET
- P.S. 065 Mother Hale Academy
- P.S. 030 Wilton
- South Bronx Charter School for International Cultu
- IS 222
- P.S./I.S. 224
- Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology
- International Community High School
- New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities
- South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School
- Cypress Av
- Brook Av
- E 143 St-St Mary's St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Academy Of Exploratory Arts
- Saw Mill Playground
- P.s. 030 Wilton
- South Bronx Charter School For International Cultures And The Arts
- Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper
- P.s. 065 Mother Hale Academy
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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