527 East 138th Street

527 East 138th Street in Mott Haven, Bronx, has 24 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and 12 of 14 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 14 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 9 buildings on record; 5 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 12 of 14 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (24 open, 9 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

24 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 85 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-03-15. Newest violation issued 2026-04-30.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 7 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3F), issued 2024-05-03. HPD violation 16952629
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3F), issued 2022-01-19. HPD violation 14775134
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3F), issued 2022-01-19. HPD violation 14775135
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4RE, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4RE), issued 2021-09-02. HPD violation 14534815
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5F), issued 2021-01-22. HPD violation 13998995
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st riser from the south, west wall, kitchen, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st RISER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5RE, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5RE), issued 2017-04-10. HPD violation 11726703
• Class C: Missing window guards, 5th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; LOCATED AT APT 5RE, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5RE), issued 2017-04-10. HPD violation 11725373
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd riser from the north, east wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 3rd RISER FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2011-10-20. HPD violation 9166741

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years.

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 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 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

12 of 14 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: 12 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LOUIS REICHARDT HOLDINGS LLC. Head officer: PETER KINDLER. Managing agent: RICHARD BROWN. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2022660039, HPD building ID 62822. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Brook Av (6), 1 min walk
• Cypress Av (6), 5 min walk
• 3 Av-138 St (6), 9 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 2026-10-28.