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137 East 38 Street, Manhattan

137 East 38 Street is a 13-story, 108-unit residential building in Murray Hill-Kips Bay. NYC public records show 75 DOB complaints, 50 DOB violations, 126 HPD violations and 6 bedbug filings associated with the building. The most recent DOB complaint was filed November 11, 2025.

This building has 5 alternative addresses. ? NYC often lists more than one street address for the same building. Corner lots, multiple street frontages, and official aliases in city address files all map to one BIN.

• 139 East 38 Street
• 141 East 38 Street
• 143 East 38 Street
• 145 East 38 Street
• 147 East 38 Street

This building ranks in the top 3% for DOB complaints, top 17% for DOB violations and top 6% for HPD violations.

This building does have a record of bedbugs, as recently as 2025.

Public records

• DOB complaints 75
• DOB violations 50
• HPD violations 126
• Bedbug reports 6
• 311 requests 0
• Residential units 0