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14 1 Avenue

1,530Records
17City systems
8Open violations
189.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,530 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 911 311 service requests, 181 DOB complaints, 148 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)14 FIRST AVE LLC
BBL1004290002
BIN1005730

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 189.8. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations8 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$36,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (24) · Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (6).

Filed construction activity

$174,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
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)14 FIRST AVE LLC
Head officerANH DO
Managing agent14 FIRST AVE LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,225,000 $1,451,250
2026$3,225,000 $1,451,250
2027$3,178,000 $1,430,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LucienFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 1 St — M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 1 St & 1 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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 1 Avenue

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

122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,196,735 on 2025-09-23 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-23Agreement $24,000,000 — from 400 BTLR LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 316 E. 149 STREET LLC; 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 445 W to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $24,000,000
2025-09-23Mortgage $6,196,736 — from 316 E. 149 STREET LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 400 BTLR LLC; 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 14 FI to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $6,196,736
2025-09-23AL&R $24,000,000 — from 296-298 E. 149 STREET LLC; 400 BTLR LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 316 E. 149 to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $24,000,000
2022-07-01Mortgage $7,031,908 — from 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $7,031,908
2022-07-01Agreement $10,000,000 — from 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2022-07-01AL&R $10,000,000 — from 445 WEST 46TH ST LLC; 219 EAST 5TH ST LLC; 14 FIRST AVE LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2022-06-09Deed $6,000,000 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to 14 FIRST AVE LLC $6,000,000
2022-05-17Sold for $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $375,000
2002-04-29Mortgage $82,511 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $82,511
1987-04-03Mortgage $510,000 — from NESOR ASSOCIATES to GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY $510,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017413530272
2018013500467
2019514670490
20200159602113
202101810304125
202204933576397
2023431540392
2024212450463
202522616257202
202600164525
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 225Housing & tenants 1,142Ownership & money 50Health & systems 53

Every one of the 1,530 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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