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53 West 14 Street

679Records
20City systems
0Open violations
3.5Penalty rate

679 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 81 DOB violations, 74 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1965
Floors20
Res. units239
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)COURTNEY HOUSE LLC
BBL1008160007
BIN1078683, 1078691

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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 51% 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 3.5. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

4 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

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · GENERAL (6) · Street Condition (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,513,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1965)
YesSix or more residential units (239)
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)COURTNEY HOUSE LLC
Head officerEDWARD MILSTEIN
Managing agentMILFORD MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$51,523,000 $23,185,350
2026$58,961,000 $26,532,450
2027$57,442,000 $25,848,900

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Legacy Donut 14th Street LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 / 6 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 6 Ave · 250 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

53 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

57 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MILFORD MANAGEMENT CORP — 10 buildings, 2,564 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 63 Street MN454 A
201 East 87 Street MN410 A
200 East 65 Street MN283 A
1680 3 Avenue MN280 A
200 North End Avenue MN280 A
53 West 14 Street MN239 A
30 Little West Street MN233 A
300 North End Avenue MN191 A
251 East 32 Street MN164 A
336 East 71 Street MN30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-01-27 (lender: Apple Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-27Mortgage $1,000,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK $1,000,000
2025-01-27Agreement $34,000,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $34,000,000
2025-01-27AL&R $1,000,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK $1,000,000
2015-01-14Mortgage $9,919,036 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $9,919,036
2015-01-14Agreement $34,000,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $34,000,000
2015-01-14AL&R $34,000,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $34,000,000
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2010-01-13Mortgage $25,805,000 — from COURTNEY HOUSE LLC to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. $25,805,000
2006-06-13RPTT&RET $100,000 — from COHEN, CRAIG to ZELMANOWICZ, ABE $100,000
2006-03-24RPTT $7,275,632 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $7,275,632

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201718100625
201807180429
201935440456
2020110240439
202153170328
2022411120532
202312120621
202408430253
202582213337
2026103100629
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The full timeline

Construction 110Enforcement 175Housing & tenants 318Ownership & money 25Health & systems 51

Every one of the 679 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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