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 182 open violations here, about 20.2 per apartment — above the 1.0 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, and 16 of them are still open. HPD issued 108 new violations at the address 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 | 182 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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Frequently asked questions
Is 542 E 138th St rent stabilized?
542 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 542 E 138th St?
542 E 138th St (BBL 2022650042) has about 9 residential apartments and was built in 1920, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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