Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Greenwich Village
33 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
138 WEST HOUSTON STREET · 6 apartments · built 1960 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C/E train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 33 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
33 violations the city still lists as unresolved
33 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 22 years.
- Paint / plaster6
- Disrepair5
- Pests5
- Other4
- Water leak4
- Fire & life safety3
- Heat / hot water2
- Plumbing2
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1999-07-06 and remains open on HPD’s records.