2,349 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,012 311 service requests, 407 HPD complaints, 342 DOB complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 244. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
170 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 108 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$63,155 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
314 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (83) · HEAT/HOT WATER (80) · Real Time Enforcement (23) · WATER LEAK (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (13) · Noise (11).
$661,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (25) |
| 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) | 542 EAST 14TH STREET L.L.C. |
| Head officer | JANE GOLDMAN |
| Managing agent | John Cummings |
| Last registered | 2025-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,197,000 | $2,338,650 |
| 2026 | $6,019,000 | $2,708,550 |
| 2027 | $5,882,000 | $2,646,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' / 'Baskin Robbins | Donuts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Avenue B — M14D-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 14 St & Ave B · 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.
232 Avenue B
| 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 |
314 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 80 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 62 |
| 2018 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 69 |
| 2019 | 2 | 24 | 117 | 3 | 146 |
| 2020 | 5 | 35 | 117 | 2 | 159 |
| 2021 | 3 | 34 | 139 | 2 | 178 |
| 2022 | 2 | 33 | 312 | 3 | 350 |
| 2023 | 2 | 59 | 160 | 4 | 225 |
| 2024 | 8 | 72 | 170 | 6 | 256 |
| 2025 | 4 | 64 | 157 | 7 | 232 |
| 2026 | 2 | 23 | 176 | 2 | 203 |
Every one of the 2,349 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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