# 33 W 138 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/33-west-138-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1938 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 24 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2023 is still open
- 11 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: yes (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 18 open: 11 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (3), doors and windows (2), smoke or CO detectors (2), electrical (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. Also 44 older records from 1983–1999 never closed. 69 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 62 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 6 open: 4 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 2 doors or windows, 2 heat or hot water, 2 paint or plaster, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 pests, 1 plumbing, 1 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 9 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

2 of 24 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/33-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/1d
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/33-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/3a

## Registered with the city

- Individual agent (name not shown) (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- CITY OF NEW YORK (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- LENOX PRESERVATION CLUSTER VII HDFC, INC . (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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