Is 242 W 138th St rent stabilized?
242 W 138th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10030). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1891.
Also written as 242 West 138th Street — or 242 W 138th St, Manhattan, NY 10030.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 81% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). It went up in 1891, 19 years before the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10030 |
| Year built | 1891 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1020230056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | DOLORES WALKER 242 WEST 138TH ST · NEW YORK, NY 10030 |
| Managing agent | DOLORES WALKER |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 18 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2013 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 242 W 138th St rent stabilized?
242 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 242 W 138th St?
242 W 138th St (BBL 1020230056) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1891, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.