Is 542 E 138th St rent stabilized?
542 E 138th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Mott Haven-Port Morris, the Bronx (10454). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 542 East 138th Street — or 542 E 138th St, the Bronx, NY 10454.
How this building compares
With about 9 apartments it is smaller than 69% of the 353 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris. Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1925 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 183 open violations here, about 20.3 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 209 violations on record at the address, 36 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 138 HPD complaints at the address, 18 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | the Bronx |
| Neighborhood | Mott Haven-Port Morris |
| ZIP | 10454 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 2022650042 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HHRMC FOR ERIC J OPPENHEIMER RECEIVER 428 CENTRAL AVE #201 · CEDARHURST, NY 11516 |
| Managing agent | Carlo Bilbao |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 183 open / 209 total · 108 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 138 total |
| HPD registration last filed | January 2, 2026 |
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