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542 East 138th Street

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Built
1920
Units
9
Owner of record
ERIC J. OPPENHEIMER
Open HPD violations
183
HPD records on file
209

Violations at 542 East 138th Street

209 on record
2026-08-25Class AOpen

§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

HPD · 484 · Record 19164001
2026-06-17Class AOpen

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WALLS AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

HPD · 556 · Record 19026133
2026-06-17Class AOpen

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 5th STORY

HPD · 556 · Record 19025570
2026-06-17Class AOpen

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

HPD · 556 · Record 19025566
2026-06-17Class BOpen

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE HOUSEHOLD TRASH AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

HPD · 552 · Record 19012674

Who owns 542 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 542 East 138th Street

Recorded residential units: 9. 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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  1. 01Overall grade and scores by category
  2. 02Details for all 209 HPD violations
  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections