496 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations, 38 HPD complaints.
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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. 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 | 10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Mobile Food Vendor (2) · Water System (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | ALGERNAN, LLC |
| Head officer | ANDREW CLARKE |
| Managing agent | AJ CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,226,000 | $1,451,700 |
| 2026 | $3,301,000 | $1,485,450 |
| 2027 | $3,309,000 | $1,489,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto's Shrunken Head | Polynesian | 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 150 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.
538 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 |
52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.
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 A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP — 186 buildings, 3,651 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B45 · C15 · D4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 186 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,034,698 on 2015-02-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-15 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ALGERNAN, LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2015-02-06 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ALGERNAN, LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2015-02-06 | Mortgage $1,034,698 — from ALGERNAN, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,034,698 | |
| 2012-10-09 | Agreement $1,110,846 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ALGERNAN, LLC | $1,110,846 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Agreement $1,145,994 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ALGERNAN, LLC | $1,145,994 | |
| 2000-07-24 | Mortgage $675,253 — from ALGERNAN LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $675,253 | |
| 1998-07-01 | Mortgage $750,000 — from WEST 14 & 18 LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $750,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| 2023 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 79 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2026 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 496 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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