523 East 138th Street

523 East 138th Street in Mott Haven, Bronx, has 23 open HPD violations, 17 of them class C, and 12 of 14 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (51/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 14 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 51/100)

• 17 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner has 9 buildings on record; 5 graded D or F.
• 12 of 14 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (23 open, 17 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: Medium (2 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)

23 open violations: 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 62 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-12-04. Newest violation issued 2024-04-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 2,128 days from issue to close for the 23 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 10 SQ FT CEILING, EAST WALL, WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13602203 ISSUED 13-FEB-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 5F), issued 2020-07-06. HPD violation 13714579
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2RE, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2RE), issued 2020-02-21. HPD violation 13607983
• 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 2020-02-20. HPD violation 13602199
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4RW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4RW), issued 2020-02-18. HPD violation 13602204
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 4th room from the north, 3rd 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 DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3RW, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3RW), issued 2020-02-18. HPD violation 13604131
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND AFFIDAVITS FOR APARTMENT .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3RW, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3RW), issued 2020-02-11. HPD violation 13594514
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards., issued 2020-02-11. HPD violation 13594505
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. (h) and 27-2056.17 Adm Code -Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities., issued 2020-02-04. HPD violation 13583994

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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)

2 open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 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 2022660041, HPD building ID 62819. 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.