498 East 138th Street, Bronx

City inspectors were last at this 8-unit walk-up apartment building on April 30, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

498 East 138th Street is a 8-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2022650005). This building is associated with 138 Street Realty Holding Co,llc. Brix tracks 17 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1915, this walk-up apartment building sits in Bronx and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 37 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 13 complaints
• Door/window: 8 complaints
• Plumbing: 5 complaints
• Water Leak: 4 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 19, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR AT VESTIBULE LEADING TO PUBLIC HALL, 1ST STORY
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th S

The building last changed hands on December 29, 2017 for $357,044.53, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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