# 525 W 138 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-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

26 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1910 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 21 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 26 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs
- 11 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 2 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2022–2023
- 68 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)
- Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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 2026-10-20)
- **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:** 68 open: 68 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (20), fire safety (16), heat or hot water (13), pests (6); 26 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 18 older records from 1981–2010 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 133 violations on record in all, 1981–2026 — the 117 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 16 open: 2 about building conditions, 14 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 11 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 76 heat or hot water, 5 plumbing, 4 general repairs, 3 doors or windows, 1 floors or stairs, 1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## 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:** Boiler burning natural gas (Pacific Ex 750A PACIFIC EX 750A), registration expired since Sep 1983 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20)
- **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 2026-10-19)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

10 of 21 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/1
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/3
- Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/4
- Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/5
- Apt 9: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/9
- Apt 10: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/10
- Apt 11: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/11
- Apt 12: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/12
- Apt 13: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/13
- Apt 14: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-138-street-manhattan/unit/14

## Registered with the city

- DEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 525 WEST 138TH STREET HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 525 WEST 138ST HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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