The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.
Questions about this building
Does 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?
Yes. 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan had 22 open violations on September 26, 2026: 22 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?
New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 8 new Class C against 3 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations, all 21 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Does 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?
Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 29, 1995. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has DOB received complaints about 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan?
Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed February 16, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan marked completed?
Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $1,333 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened November 3, 2023. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.
Is 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan built?
The city's record gives 1909 as the year 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 5 floors.
How many apartments does 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 24 residential units at 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 138 Audubon Ave, Manhattan: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/138-audubon-avenue-manhattan
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