Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
34
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Mott Haven-Port Morris
137 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 7 apartments here are rent stabilized.
542 EAST 138TH STREET · 9 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 7 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 137 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
137 violations the city still lists as unresolved
137 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 months.
- Disrepair51
- Fire & life safety15
- Water leak15
- Paint / plaster14
- Pests13
- Other10
- Plumbing6
- Mold5
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Lead paint2
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2013-12-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.