Is 117 W 138th St rent stabilized?
117 W 138th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10030). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1935.
Also written as 117 West 138th Street — or 117 W 138th St, Manhattan, NY 10030.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 61% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). It went up in 1935, 25 years after the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 14 open violations here, about 1.4 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 56 violations on record at the address, 13 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 114 HPD complaints at the address, 34 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10030 |
| Year built | 1935 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1020070020 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LAURA B THOMAS LP 50 WEST 131ST STREET #OFFICE · New York, NY 10037 |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 14 open / 56 total · 5 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 114 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 17, 2025 |