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ViolationScout27 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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637 East 138th St, Bronx

BBL 2-02551-0040

En español: 27 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 38 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 4 años abierta, desde el 18 de mayo de 2022.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 27 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since May 18, 2022.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 11 Class C violations: 8 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. How certification works

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27 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 18, 2022.

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DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued April 29, 2021.
Certificate of occupancy
Final, issued May 6, 2016.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 8 for 2023, against a median of 66 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed May 26, 2026, 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 $2,743 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened February 13, 2025.

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 C27 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19186449EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Vermin / InfestationCertified on time19019007EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with18740364EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent18740353EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18740350EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18550198EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17903256
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17903254
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17825279
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17825278
The report lists all 27, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B11 open most often Mold
Notice sent19019005EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with18740346EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with18740343EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Not complied with18740316EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Not complied with18550197EAST 138TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Not complied with17823322
Not complied with17660168
Not complied with17329470
MoldDefect letter sent17605864
MoldDefect letter sent17611598
The report lists all 11, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 637 East 138 Street, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 637 East 138 Street, Bronx had 38 open violations on September 27, 2026: 38 from HPD. 27 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since May 18, 2022.

Is 637 East 138 Street, Bronx getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 27 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. 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 637 East 138 Street, Bronx?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 11 Class C violations: 8 by the original certify-by date, 3 after it. 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 637 East 138 Street, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued April 29, 2021. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 637 East 138 Street, Bronx marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $2,743 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened February 13, 2025. 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.

Does 637 East 138 Street, Bronx have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued May 6, 2016. 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.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 637 East 138 Street, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 8 for 2023, against a median of 66 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When did 637 East 138 Street, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On May 26, 2026, 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 637 East 138 Street, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 637 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 637 East 138 Street, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 2013 as the year 637 East 138 Street, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 637 East 138 Street, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 50 residential units at 637 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, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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, 637 East 138th St, Bronx: 27 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/637-east-138-street-bronx

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