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540 East 138th Street

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Built
1920
Units
16
Owner of record
ERIC J. OPPENHEIMER
Open HPD violations
147
HPD records on file
393

Violations at 540 East 138th Street

393 on record
2026-09-09Class COpen

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCK AND KEY AT DOOR (LEADING TO INTERCOM FROM STREET) , 1st STORY

HPD · 510 · Record 19204473
2026-05-14Class AClosed

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 556 · Record 18930037
2026-05-14Class AClosed

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 556 · Record 18930036
2026-05-14Class BClosed

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOB IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 501 · Record 18930035
2026-05-14Class AClosed

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

HPD · 591 · Record 18930034
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Who owns 540 East 138th Street?

Owner of record: ERIC J. OPPENHEIMER. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 540 East 138th Street

Recorded residential units: 16. Recorded year built: 1920. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.

This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.

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  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections