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149 West 14 Street

273Records
16City systems
16Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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273 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 40 DOB permits, 31 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PR 149 WEST 14 LLC
BBL1007900008
BIN1014516

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1978-07-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (3) · Air Quality (2) · Panhandling (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,262,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (8)
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)PR 149 WEST 14 LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL RAHAV
Managing agentCHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,148,000 $2,316,600
2026$5,491,000 $2,470,950
2027$5,789,000 $2,605,050

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M7 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 7 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

149 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC — 32 buildings, 1,040 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245 Wadsworth Avenue MN131 C
78 7 Avenue MN112 A
312 West 93 Street MN109 B
351 West 44 Street MN79 A
360 West 45 Street MN76 A
231 West 25 Street MN69 A
131 West 15 Street MN34 A
559 West 188 Street MN32 B
565 West 188 Street MN30 A
315 West 14 Street MN30 A
251 West 15 Street MN29 A
351 West 29 Street MN27 A
317 West 30 Street MN26 A
562 West 189 Street MN23 A
139 West 14 Street MN23 A
78 West Washington Plce MN20 A
325 West 30 Street MN20 A
321 West 30 Street MN20 A
140 West 15 Street MN20 A
188 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 B
190 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 A
315 West 30 Street MN16 A
147 West 14 Street MN15 A
319 West 30 Street MN12 A
151 East 38 Street MN11 A
145 West 14 Street MN8 A
149 West 14 Street MN8 A
139 West 15 Street MN8 A
137 West 15 Street MN7 A
141 West 15 Street MN5 B
307 West 93 Street MN0 —
341 West 30 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $953,010 on 2022-05-09 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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
2022-05-09Agreement $9,500,000 — from PR 147 WEST 14 LLC; PR 149 WEST 14 LLC; PR 145 WEST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2022-05-09AL&R $9,500,000 — from PR 145 WEST 14 LLC; PR 149 WEST 14 LLC; PR 147 WEST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2022-05-09Mortgage $953,011 — from PR 149 WEST 14 LLC; PR 145 WEST 14 LLC; PR 147 WEST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $953,011
2017-02-08AL&R $9,500,000 — from PR 145 WEST 14 LLC; PR 147 WEST 14 LLC; PR 149 WEST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2017-02-08Mortgage $9,500,000 — from PR 145 WEST 14 LLC; PR 147 WEST 14 LLC; PR 149 WEST 14 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,500,000
2017-02-07Deed $6,450,000 — from 149 WEST 14TH STREET REALTY CORP. to PR 149 WEST 14 LLC $6,450,000
2017-02-02Sold for $6,450,000 $6,450,000 $806,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179074222
201817160226
20195090216
202020133119
2021008019
20220094114
20231090212
202421102318
20252160211
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 137Ownership & money 14Health & systems 22

Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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