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494 East 138th St, Bronx

BBL 2-02265-0003

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 27 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

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12 open Class C.

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DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 11, 2024.
Certificate of occupancy
Temporary, renewed March 7, 2024.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C12 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18508372NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL HDFC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18089849
Notice sent18080925
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18080922
Notice sent18080918
Notice sent18080916
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18080914
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17249895
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17249894
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16829836
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16829834
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant16829833
Class B7 open
Notice sent18089855
Notice sent18080926
Notice sent17249891
Notice sent17249890
Notice sent17249889
Notice sent17249888
Notice sent17249887
OATH/ECB8 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39144428R
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39144427P
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39144426N
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39097658N
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39097657L
Construction, Class 1Decided by default39097656J
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39097655H
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39097654X

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Questions about this building

Does 494 East 138 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 494 East 138 Street, Bronx had 27 open violations on September 26, 2026: 19 from HPD and 8 from OATH/ECB. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 494 East 138 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with nothing filed or new 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.

Does 494 East 138 Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 11, 2024. 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.

Does 494 East 138 Street, Bronx have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is temporary, renewed March 7, 2024. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

Is 494 East 138 Street, Bronx 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 494 East 138 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1915 as the year 494 East 138 Street, Bronx 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 494 East 138 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 15 residential units at 494 East 138 Street, Bronx. 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB certificates of occupancy 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB certificates of occupancy and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 494 East 138th St, Bronx: 12 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/494-east-138-street-bronx

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