454 East 138th Street, Bronx

    Seven-unit Mott Haven rental with open common-area entry issues and air quality signals nearby.

    A seven-unit Mott Haven rental building built in 1915 where internal filings are sparse, but open building issues and neighborhood air patterns stand out. Three things to know:

    Indoor air quality and food establishment signals show up on the surrounding blocks. Six indoor air quality calls and five food establishment reports were logged within three blocks over the last year. Ground-floor cooking, commercial venting, or riser drift can push odors into upper apartments unannounced.

    Lobby lighting and front door frame complaints remain open. Open complaints from July 2026 cover no lighting in the lobby, a damaged door frame, and a damp spot. Earlier spring plumbing and unsanitary conditions calls were resolved.

    Block noise is active within three blocks of the address. 246 residential noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year, led by 137 loud music and party reports and 88 pounding calls, alongside 85 street noise reports.

    Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

    454 East 138th Street is a 7-unit building in Bronx, New York City (BBL 2022820027). This building is associated with 454 East 138 Partners LLC. Brix tracks 0 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 22 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about electric.

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

    The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 4, 2026.

    The building last changed hands on September 9, 2019, according to recorded deeds.

    Brix score: 50/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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    Apartments at 454 East 138th Street

    • Unit 3A

      Unit 3A at 454 East 138th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($21K, latest 2013).

    • Unit 4A

      Unit 4A at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (10 past violations).

    • Unit 4B

      Unit 4B at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).

    • Unit 3B

      Unit 3B at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (20 past violations).

    • Unit 2A

      Unit 2A at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (7 past violations).

    • Unit 2B

      Unit 2B at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (12 past violations).

    • Unit 1A

      Unit 1A at 454 East 138th Street has no open violations (30 past violations).

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