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14 West 4 Street

3,252Records
20City systems
10Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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3,252 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,085 311 service requests, 651 DOB permits, 502 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1908
Floors12
Res. units274
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1005357501
BIN1008629

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

608 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (206) · Noise (116) · Homeless Person Assistance (43) · Mobile Food Vendor (35) · Obstruction (25) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (17).

Filed construction activity

$17,039,110 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (169 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 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (274)
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)MERCER SQUARE OWNERS CORP
Head officerADAM MARSH
Managing agentDOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$18,669,000 $8,401,050
2026$19,189,000 $8,635,050
2027$20,926,000 $9,416,700

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $15,093,964 a year ($51.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $6,422,778 ($22.11 per sq ft), net operating income $8,671,186. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dig InnAmericanA—
Go Greek YogurtFrozen DessertsGrade Pending—
Rocco's Sports & RecreationAmericanAMice evidence
Spring Cafe AspenVeganA—
Think CoffeeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

5 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

11 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Allergy Information, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 5 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway8 St-NYU — R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 3 St — M1 M55 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWashington Pl & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 West 4 Street

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

608 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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54-17 31 Avenue QN966 A
330 East 38 Street MN830 A
2928 West 5 Street BK572 A
2940 West 5 Street BK572 A
200 Rector Place MN540 A
200 East 66 Street MN490 A
245 East 54 Street MN444 A
22 Thames Street MN439 A
25 Central Park West MN416 A
1781 1 Avenue MN367 A
425 East 58 Street MN348 A
2 5 Avenue MN343 A
150 West 56 Street MN337 A
25 Sutton Place South MN320 A
25 Broad Street MN308 A
245 East 93 Street MN290 A
83-85 Woodhaven Boulevard QN288 A
139-15 83 Avenue QN282 A
45 Sutton Place South MN278 A
14 West 4 Street MN274 A
9 5 Avenue MN267 A
631 Hudson Street MN261 A
70-20 108 Street QN254 A
200 East 89 Street MN253 A
5 West 53 Street MN245 A
130 William Street MN240 A
230 West 55 Street MN232 A
240 East 47 Street MN229 A
142-05 Roosevelt Avenue QN228 A
641 5 Avenue MN224 A
230 East 20 Street MN223 A
249 8 Avenue MN221 A
333 East 43 Street MN215 A
1461 1 Avenue MN215 A
2360 Broadway MN207 A
1485 5 Avenue MN206 B
101 West 24 Street MN202 A
133 West 11 Street MN199 A
188 East 64 Street MN194 A
139 East 33 Street MN193 A
225 East 34 Street MN190 A
555 West 59 Street MN186 A
211 Central Park West MN183 A
22 West 14 Street MN182 A
242 Madison Avenue MN180 A
1030 3 Avenue MN176 A
120 4 Avenue MN175 A
1185 Park Avenue MN172 A
173 Riverside Drive MN167 A
201 East 25 Street MN164 A
1156 3 Avenue MN163 A
515 East 79 Street MN163 A
111 East 85 Street MN160 A
280 East Houston Street MN158 A
2420 Broadway MN158 A
726 Greenwich Street MN157 A

showing 60 of 313 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-31RPTT&RET $1,500,000 — from GERZON, IGOR; KAUFFMAN, ALISA; GERZON, PAULINA to SOUKHOPALOV, SERGUEI; SOUKHOPALOVA, LARISSA; SOUKHOPALOVA, EKATERINA $1,500,000
2026-08-14RPTT $890,000 — from ELERT, LIZ I to DVIR, LEA $890,000
2026-08-13Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $5,474
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $12,000 — from MARTA GUTMAN, AS CO-EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF JUDITH MARA GUTMAN; NELL GUTMAN to LITMAN, SARA $12,000
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $715,000 — from NELL GUTMAN, AS CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JUDITH MARA GUTMAN; MARTA GUTMAN, AS CO-EXECUTOR to MARTZ, ERIC; MARTZ, ARIANA $715,000
2026-07-30Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $2,609
2026-07-30Sold for $12,000 $12,000 $44
2026-07-27RPTT&RET $1,685,000 — from BAKER, S. ROSS to PIERCE, NICHOLAS FRANCIS; GUTIERREZ, VICTORIA LYNN $1,685,000
2026-07-24RPTT&RET $3,729,123 — from RAMAN, MITRA; RAO, AMAR to JACKSON, JOSEPH $3,729,123
2026-07-24RPTT&RET $3,729,123 — from RAMAN, MITRA; RAO, AMAR to JACKSON, JOSEPH $3,729,123
2026-07-16Sold for $3,729,123 $3,729,123 $13,610
2026-07-13Sold for $1,685,000 $1,685,000 $6,150
2026-06-16RPTT&RET $1,060,000 — from PIACENTINI, GIOVANNI to MEYERS, RACHEL $1,060,000
2026-06-08Sold for $1,060,000 $1,060,000 $3,869
2026-06-01RPTT&RET $900,000 — from JOEL BARTH, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF SHEILA BARTH to RAHIMI, JULIANNE $900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017351552313136
201852821243108
2019222441214112
2020411222285108
2021641344412164
2022671243455172
2023428127186201
20242712289357370
20251762146010307
20263412943613189
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The full timeline

Construction 1,055Enforcement 331Housing & tenants 1,116Ownership & money 676Health & systems 74

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