Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

37 W 138 St

built 1938 · 6 stories · 24 apartments
Registered with the city: CITY OF NEW YORK · 54 other buildings here list it; NYC HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT · 70 other buildings here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: yes
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Sep
PestsApt 3A
2023 Aug
Construction class - 3
DOB Violations
2021 Nov
Construction class - 2
2021 Nov
Boilers class - 2
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2019 Mar
Boilers class - 1
DOB Violations
2019 Mar
Boilers class - 2
2017 Jul
Boilers class - 2
2007 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · never closed
2007 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 6D class B · never closed
2007 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 6D class C · never closed
2007 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 6D class B · never closed
2007 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2002 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1998 Jun
Alteration permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1997 Dec
No active shed permit
1993 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 1993
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1993 Sep
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1993 Sep
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Best 4B80 BEST 4B80), registration cancelled since Sep 1993
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
1992 Jun
LeaksApt 23 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1992 Jun
LeaksApt 23 class B · never closed
1992 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
PestsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
LeaksApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Mar
Doors and windows class C · never closed
1991 Mar
Doors and windows class C · never closed
1991 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Mar
LeaksApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Mar
Fire safetyApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Mar
PestsApt 23 class B · never closed
1991 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 23 class C · never closed
1991 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B · never closed
1990 Nov
Doors and windows class C · never closed
1990 Nov
Doors and windows class C · never closed
1938
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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