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for saleRealtyLens property overview
$379,000
48 W 138th St Apt 1A
New York, NY, 10037
View more New York, NY property pages1Beds
1Baths
597Sqft
$635$/sqft
Market Insights
Near nearby median+3.4%
$635/sqft vs a nearby median of $614/sqft.
Nearby median$614/sqft
Nearby properties8
Property size597 sqft
- +3.4% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 597 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$353k$321k – $385k · 50% confidence
vs ask $379k+$26k (+6.9%)
Asking price is about 6.9% above where comps + adjustments land — there is room to negotiate.
$614/sqft median across 6 tight comps × 597 sqft= $366k
- Open Class C HPD violations−$16k −4.5%
- Days-on-market gravity−$11k −3.0%
- Transit access+$9k +2.5%
- Pre-war character+$9k +2.5%
- Virtually staged−$4k −1.0%
Cumulative NYC adjustments−$13k−3.5%
Property Read
The property is close to nearby price-per-square-foot levels, so the decision will likely come down to condition and layout.
Price history is still limited; review again as more market activity becomes available.
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Listing Details
- Days on market
- 295 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- Jul 22, 2025
- Photos
- 16 photos
- Property type
- condos
- Status
- for sale
Photos
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1940
- Stories
- 6
- Total units
- 89
- Residential units
- 89
- Building area
- 35,720 sqft
- Lot size
- 9,992 sqft
- Land use
- Multi-family elevator buildings
- Building class
- R4
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$379,000for sale
Public Records
DOB violations0 open
14 total recorded against the building
HPD violations29 open
3 class C (immediately hazardous)
ACRIS documents0
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)11,478
Top: heat/hot water
Top complaint types in ZIP 10037
- HEAT/HOT WATER2,629
- UNSANITARY CONDITION921
- Noise - Residential776
- Illegal Parking654
- PLUMBING641
Recent DOB
- Nov 5, 2018V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Nov 7, 2017V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Dec 11, 2014V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- May 15, 2014V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED
Recent HPD
- Jun 3, 2025Class B · § 67 M/D LAW POST A PRINTED SCALE FLOOR PLAN SHOWING MEANS OF EGRESS, AT BY ELEVATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
- Jun 3, 2025Class B · § 67 M/D LAW POST A PRINTED SCALE FLOOR PLAN SHOWING MEANS OF EGRESS, AT BY ELEVATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
- Aug 9, 2023Class A · § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
- Apr 13, 2023Class A · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd...
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.