Is 131 W 138th St rent stabilized?
131 W 138th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10030). It has about 25 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 131 West 138th Street — or 131 W 138th St, Manhattan, NY 10030.
How this building compares
With about 25 apartments it is larger than 78% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 35 violations on record at the address, 6 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 102 HPD complaints at the address, 24 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10030 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 25 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1020070010 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 131 WEST 138TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P 42 TIEMANN PLACE #235 · New York, NY 10027 |
| Managing agent | JANUS MANAGEMENT, INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 35 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 102 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 2, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 131 W 138th St rent stabilized?
131 W 138th St in Harlem (North), Manhattan 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 131 W 138th St?
131 W 138th St (BBL 1020070010) has about 25 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.