722 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 281 311 service requests, 130 HPD complaints, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 3.9. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Rodent (2).
$443,469 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | 238-240 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC NELSON |
| Managing agent | VINTAGE GROUP, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,278,000 | $2,375,100 |
| 2026 | $6,004,000 | $2,701,800 |
| 2027 | $6,768,000 | $3,045,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doner Haus | German | C | Mice evidence |
| Tina's Cuban Cuisine | Spanish | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 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.
| Subway | 3 Av — L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 2 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 13 St & 2 Ave · 350 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.
238 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 VINTAGE GROUP, LLC — 22 buildings, 380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 348 East 66 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 442 3 Avenue | MN | 33 | A |
| 216 West 16 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 80 Delancey Street | MN | 29 | B |
| 53 East Houston Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 135 Sullivan Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 219 Mulberry Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 238 East 14 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 221 East 28 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 87 East 3 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 223 East 28 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1384 York Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 65 Sullivan Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 63 Sullivan Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 309 East 83 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 67 Sullivan Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 225 East 28 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 2477 Arthur Avenue | BX | 3 | A |
| 2482 Hoffman Street | BX | 2 | B |
| 2473 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2479 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2475 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,651,804 on 2015-12-23 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-27 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 238- 240 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-23 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-23 | Mortgage $7,651,805 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,651,805 | |
| 2015-12-23 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-02 | AL&R $1,500,000 to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-12-02 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-06-22 | Agreement $3,316,762 — from PODELL, GARY; 238-240 REALTY, LLC; NELSON, ERIC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,316,762 | |
| 2010-08-30 | AL&R $3,475,000 — from 238-240 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,475,000 | |
| 2010-08-30 | Agreement $3,475,000 — from 238-240 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,475,000 | |
| 2010-08-30 | Mortgage $18,364 — from 238-240 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,364 | |
| 2005-10-13 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 238-240 REALTY LLC, to CITIBANK, N.A. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2005-10-13 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 238-240 REALTY LLC, | $3,600,000 | |
| 2005-10-13 | Mortgage $1,217,269 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,217,269 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Mortgage $543,992 — from 238-240 REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $543,992 | |
| 2001-07-26 | Mortgage $725,000 — from 238-240 REALTY, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $725,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
Every one of the 722 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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