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215 West 14 Street

2,979Records
16City systems
265Open violations
956.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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2,979 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,144 HPD complaints, 993 311 service requests, 602 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TAWIL, ROBERT
BBL1007640030
BIN1013726

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 956.2. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations265 total — 86 class C (immediately hazardous), 142 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-09.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
27
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

264 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (54) · PAINT/PLASTER (37) · PLUMBING (37) · FLOORING/STAIRS (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · DOOR/WINDOW (20).

Filed construction activity

$70,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)OLGA TAWIL; ROBERT TAWIL
Managing agentOLGA TAWIL
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,637,000 $736,650
2026$1,707,000 $768,150
2027$1,941,000 $873,450

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St — A C E L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 7 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary 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

215 West 14 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

264 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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: $410,000 on 2001-03-30 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-02-17Deed $3,000,000 — from 150 W. 14 REALTY LLC to TAWIL, MARILYN; TAWIL, OLGA; ABADI, A/K/A MARILYN; TAWIL, ROBERT $3,000,000
2010-12-10Agreement $373,063 — from 215 W. 14 REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $373,063
2004-06-07AL&R $396,784 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 215 W. 14 REALTY LLC $396,784
2004-06-07Agreement $396,784 — from 215 W. 14 REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $396,784
2001-03-30Mortgage $410,000 — from 215 W. 14 REATLY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $410,000
1995-09-06Mortgage $5,468,953 — from 4305 FURMAN ASSOCIATES; 207 W. 14 REALTY CO.; 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES; 66 WEST ASSOCIATES; 2 to CITIBANK, NA $5,468,953
1994-10-26Mortgage $52,684 — from ROCKWELL REALTY CORP; MILLJOHN REALTY CORP.; JUNIOR DUROSS REALTYCORP; LEXTHREE CORP; CASH to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $52,684
1990-12-27Mortgage $4,436,044 — from IRVINGTON ASSOCIATES; SNUG REALTY CORP; ROCKWELL REALTY CORP; TWOMANFUR CORP; JUNIOR DUROS to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $4,436,044

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170121273142
20182115665584
20190113966413
20200327131
20210634141
20220029130
2023031294136
2024001934197
2025025432547
2026011482151
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 2,788Ownership & money 31Health & systems 36

Every one of the 2,979 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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