Is 138 W 117th St rent stabilized?
138 W 117th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10026). It has about 42 apartments, built in 1920.
Also written as 138 West 117th Street — or 138 W 117th St, Manhattan, NY 10026.
How this building compares
With about 42 apartments it is larger than 89% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). Its 1920 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 21 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — below the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 168 violations on record at the address, 24 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 1 of them is still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10026 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| Apartments | 42 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, J-51 |
| BBL | 1019010051 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 117 PRESERVATION OWNER LLC 5925 BROADWAY · Bronx, NY 10463 |
| Managing agent | LEMLE AND WOLFF, INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 21 open / 168 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 17 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 3, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 138 W 117th St rent stabilized?
138 W 117th St in Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and J-51. 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 W 117th St?
138 W 117th St (BBL 1019010051) has about 42 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.