195 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 32 HPD housing violations, 24 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1975-07-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Air Quality (1) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Noise (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
$163,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 227-229 EAST 14TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE MCGARVEY |
| Managing agent | 227-229 EAST 14TH STREET HDFC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,652,000 | $1,193,400 |
| 2026 | $2,947,000 | $1,326,150 |
| 2027 | $3,125,000 | $1,406,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $483,606 a year ($40.52 per sq ft), operating expenses $161,481 ($13.53 per sq ft), net operating income $322,126. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waffee | Other | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 3 Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 2 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 15 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | 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.
229 East 14 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by 227-229 EAST 14TH STREET HDFC — 2 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 229 East 14 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 227 East 14 Street | MN | 9 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000 on 1993-02-03 (lender: Consumer-Farmer Etal), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | RPTT&RET $715,000 — from GONZALEZ, NOEMI to KISHIDA, HARUNA | $715,000 | |
| 2024-09-05 | Sold for $715,000 | $715,000 | $79,444 |
| 2023-06-08 | RPTT&RET $655,000 — from GALBAN, ANGEL; GALBAN, SYLVIA to CHEN, ELLEN | $655,000 | |
| 2023-06-01 | Sold for $655,000 | $655,000 | $72,778 |
| 2022-07-22 | RPTT&RET $700,000 — from MA, JIAN to ENG, ANDREW | $700,000 | |
| 2022-07-19 | Sold for $700,000 | $700,000 | $77,778 |
| 2019-03-28 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from GARCIA, HECTOR to MATITYAHU, SAMARA | $300,000 | |
| 2019-03-15 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $33,333 |
| 2018-09-04 | RPTT&RET $481,500 — from MEGALE, CHRISTOPHER; WAGNER, CURT to HODGES, ANDREW | $481,500 | |
| 2018-08-20 | Sold for $481,500 | $481,500 | $53,500 |
| 2018-04-06 | RPTT&RET $800,000 — from VAKNINE, ELI to MATITYAHU, ARIEL | $800,000 | |
| 2018-03-22 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $88,889 |
| 1993-02-03 | Mortgage $10,000 — from 227-229 EAST 14TH HDFC to CONSUMER-FARMER ETAL | $10,000 | |
| 1989-07-13 | Mortgage $140,282 — from 227-229 EAST 14 ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $140,282 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 195 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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