138 West 109th Street

138 West 109th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 8 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 64 buildings' registrations; 40 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 8 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 9 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. 8 issued in the last 12 months. 77 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-06-08. Newest violation issued 2026-09-30.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1E), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19256466
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 5th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5E), issued 2024-12-16. HPD violation 17557559
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1W, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1W), issued 2024-02-22. HPD violation 16689923
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1W, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1W), issued 2024-02-22. HPD violation 16689922
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1W, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1W), issued 2022-06-08. HPD violation 15195551
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1W, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1W), issued 2022-06-08. HPD violation 15195550
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1E), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19256467
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1E), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19256468

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 52 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Paint/Plaster (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

8 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 8 in 2024, 9 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC. Head officer: JOSHUA GOTLIB. Managing agent: NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 64 buildings on record, 40 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018630055, HPD building ID 37780. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (1), 5 min walk
• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (C, B), 6 min walk
• 103 St (1), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.