Is 497 E 138th St rent stabilized?
497 E 138th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Mott Haven-Port Morris, the Bronx (10454). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 497 East 138th Street — or 497 E 138th St, the Bronx, NY 10454.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 75% of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 7 open violations here, about 0.9 per apartment — close to the 1.0 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 37 violations on record at the address, 8 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Mott Haven-Port Morris |
| ZIP | 10454 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2022830061 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 497 EAST 138 ST REALTY LLC 769 NINTH AVE · NY, NY 10019 |
| Managing agent | JAMEEL ALI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 7 open / 37 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 89 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 16, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 497 E 138th St rent stabilized?
497 E 138th St in Mott Haven-Port Morris, the Bronx is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 497 E 138th St?
497 E 138th St (BBL 2022830061) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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