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139 West 14 Street

250Records
17City systems
2Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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250 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 24 DOB complaints, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSEA 139, LLC
BBL1007900014
BIN1014520

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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 84% 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 1.7. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-20.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · Lead (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)CHELSEA 139 LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL J 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$3,062,000 $1,377,900
2026$3,065,000 $1,379,250
2027$3,108,000 $1,398,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Modern Bread & BagelBagels/PretzelsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate) · 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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M7 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 7 Ave · 450 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

139 West 14 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

18 311 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: $6,395,324 on 2022-06-27 (lender: Signautre Bank), covering 12 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
2022-06-27AL&R $27,000,000 — from PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK $27,000,000
2022-06-27Agreement $27,000,000 — from CHELSEA 140 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR29 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR 15 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK $27,000,000
2022-06-27Mortgage $6,395,324 — from PR 15 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 140 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR29 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK $6,395,324
2013-07-08Agreement $24,900,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $24,900,000
2013-07-08Mortgage $13,063,224 — from CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 15 L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $13,063,224
2013-07-08AL&R $24,900,000 — from CHELSEA 251, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 140, L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $24,900,000
2004-12-09AL&R $1,150,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to CHELSEA 139, LLC $1,150,000
2004-12-09Deed $1,800,000 — from TARSIL REALTY CO., INC. to CHELSEA 139, LLC $1,800,000
2004-12-09Mortgage $1,150,000 — from CHELSEA 139, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017290213
201804026
201902024
202006017
202102013
20221155223
202306017
202403249
20252100416
2026170412
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 22Health & systems 25

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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