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138 Audubon Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02129-0021

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 22 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 38 años abierta, desde el 26 de mayo de 1988.

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 8 new Class C against 3 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since May 26, 1988.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 19 Class C violations, all 19 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 26, 1988.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 29, 1995.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed February 16, 2026.
Boiler inspection
Inspected September 26, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 16, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $1,333 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened November 3, 2023.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C14 open most often Lead Paint
Lead PaintNotice sent19213558
Lead PaintNotice sent19213469
Lead PaintNotice sent19213468
Lead PaintNotice sent19213467
Lead PaintNotice sent19213466
CIV14 mailed19205099
CIV14 mailed19205097
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19205094
Lead PaintNo access to reinspect (first try)17240616
Lead PaintNo access to reinspect (first try)17240615
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B8 open most often Fire Safety
CIV14 mailed19205098
Fire SafetyNotice sent19205096
Fire SafetyNotice sent19205095
Notice sent19205093
Notice sent19205092
Notice sent19205089
Lead PaintPostponement granted17234954
MoldNot complied with16669692

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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan had 22 open violations on September 27, 2026: 22 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 38 years, since May 26, 1988.

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 27, 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 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 19 Class C violations, all 19 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 12 months to September 25, 2026. 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 29, 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.

When was the boiler at 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On September 26, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 138 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 16, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

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, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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, 138 Audubon Ave, Manhattan: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/138-audubon-avenue-manhattan

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