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138 Ludlow Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10002 BBL 1004110042 25 units · 6 floors · 1920

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Lower East Side
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 138 Ludlow Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
25 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 138 Ludlow Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
1th percentile

Out of 613 buildings in this neighborhood, 6 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
1.4%
No serious
violations
48.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
49.8%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Building characteristics
Total units25
Floors6
Year built1920
Gross area15,060 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

138 Ludlow Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
138 Ludlow LLC
Address
114 E 13Th Street front
New York, NY 10003
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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