Is 138 Eldridge St rent stabilized?
138 Eldridge St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 138 Eldridge Street — or 138 Eldridge St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Lower East Side. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 73 such buildings among the 323 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Tenants have filed 18 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004140003 |
Owner & management
| Owner | CHEFU CORPORATION 34 E BROADWAY #BR · New York, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | VIVIAN LAM |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 3 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 18 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 3, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 138 Eldridge St rent stabilized?
138 Eldridge St in Lower East Side, 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 138 Eldridge St?
138 Eldridge St (BBL 1004140003) has about 18 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.