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14 Avenue A

935Records
15City systems
43Open violations
6.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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935 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 397 311 service requests, 192 HPD housing violations, 166 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JCA LLC 1
BBL1003970006
BIN1083434

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations43 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1989-01-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (10) · Lost Property (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JASL Group LLC
Head officerJerry Atkins
Managing agentSafeguard Realty Management
Last registered2025-10-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,747,000 $1,236,150
2026$2,819,000 $1,268,550
2027$2,838,000 $1,277,100

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Double Down SaloonAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / East Houston St — M14A-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave A · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

14 Avenue A

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,587,747 on 2014-01-16 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-23Agreement $2,500,000 — from 14 AVE A, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,500,000
2014-01-16AL&R $2,500,000 — from 14 AVE A, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,500,000
2014-01-16Agreement $2,500,000 — from 14 AVE A, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,500,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $1,587,748 — from 14 AVE A, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,587,748
2003-10-16DEEDO $1,600,000 — from W.H.P. AVENUE A, INC. to PAPER CLIP INTERNATIONAL, LLC $1,600,000
2003-10-16Mortgage $1,120,000 — from PAPER CLIP INTERNATIONAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,120,000
2003-05-20Mortgage $1,800,000 — from W.H.P. AVENUE A, INC to BANK LEUMI USA $1,800,000
1998-03-17Mortgage $246,000 — from W.H.P. AVE A, INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $246,000
1994-08-18Mortgage $240,000 — from W.H.P. 3, INC. to EOR FIFTY-THREE OF NEW YORK, INC. $240,000
1991-06-19Mortgage $750,000 — from ATKINS & BRESKIN CO to BANK LEUMI TRUST CONY $750,000
1989-07-25Mortgage $350,000 — from ATKINS & BRESKIN CO to BRT REALTY TRUST $350,000
1987-03-26Mortgage $50,000 — from J & S PROPERTIES to BERRIAN INC $50,000
1987-02-18Mortgage $200,000 — from J & S PROPERTIES to BAFELIA NONSULT AG $200,000
1986-11-20Mortgage $75,000 — from BENREAL PROPERTIES,INC. to BCT SALES, LTD. $75,000
1986-10-07Mortgage $285,000 — from J & S PROPERTIES to BEN-DAVID, DAVID $285,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170350237
20180851288
20190310334
20200330033
20210160117
20220250227
20230171321
20240140418
20250120214
20262170322
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 773Ownership & money 53Health & systems 31

Every one of the 935 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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