684 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 311 service requests, 155 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1992-12-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Graffiti (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Animal (1).
$605,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 534 EAST 14 LLC |
| Head officer | ALBERT J DWECK |
| Managing agent | AE DUKE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,925,000 | $1,316,250 |
| 2026 | $3,110,000 | $1,399,500 |
| 2027 | $3,031,000 | $1,363,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kijitora | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 14 St & Ave B · 300 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.
534 East 14 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C12 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 534 East 14 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 1705 Putnam Avenue | QN | 8 | C |
| 1725 Putnam Avenue | QN | 8 | B |
| 252 Madison Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 1851 Putnam Avenue | QN | 7 | C |
| 1707 Putnam Avenue | QN | 7 | B |
| 1673 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 271 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 6 | B |
| 1511 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 66 Steuben Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1484 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1889 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 515 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 1823 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 57 Troutman Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 107 Cornelia Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1726 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 188 Suydam Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 393 Bleecker Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1675 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 2405 Tilden Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 1825 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 49 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1129 Decatur Street | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $502,612 on 2020-03-30 (lender: Pcsb Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-30 | AL&R $4,450,000 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to PCSB BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2020-03-30 | Mortgage $502,613 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to PCSB BANK | $502,613 | |
| 2020-03-30 | Agreement $4,450,000 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to PCSB BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2014-10-28 | AL&R $4,200,000 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Deed $6,950,000 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC to 534 EAST 14 LLC | $6,950,000 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Mortgage $2,665,105 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,665,105 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from 534 EAST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2005-05-18 | M&CON $1,875,000 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,875,000 | |
| 2002-07-25 | Mortgage $73,859 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $73,859 | |
| 2000-08-24 | Mortgage $555,163 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $555,163 | |
| 1989-04-25 | Mortgage $248,025 — from ADD REALTY CO to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA | $248,025 | |
| 1989-04-25 | Mortgage $150,000 — from ADD REALTY CO to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA | $150,000 | |
| 1985-06-10 | Mortgage $101,975 — from A D D REALTY COMPANY to 534 EAST 14 REALTY CO. | $101,975 | |
| 1984-09-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 534 E 14 REALTY COMPANY to EIGHT HUNDRED CORP. | $100,000 | |
| 1984-09-20 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 534 E. 14 REALTY CO., to EIGHT HUNDRED CORP. | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 90 |
| 2018 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 68 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 684 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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