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231 East 14 Street

559Records
19City systems
11Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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559 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)JAVA 14 LLC
BBL1008960015
BIN1019508

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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 89% 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 0.5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1993-06-04.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Lost Property (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$80,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)JAVA 14 LLC
Head officerJONATHAN OHEBSHALOM
Managing agentSKY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,062,000 $2,277,900
2026$6,301,000 $2,835,450
2027$6,396,000 $2,878,200

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Beauty BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway3 Av — L · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 2 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 13 St & 2 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.

Report a problem to 311

231 East 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

24 311 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 SKY MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 173 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
224 Sullivan Street MN88 A
235 West 14 Street MN26 A
7 Carmine Street MN22 A
329 West 14 Street MN19 A
231 East 14 Street MN10 A
106 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
1015830007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,033,259 on 2016-02-09 (lender: Santander Banl, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-11Deed $2,000,000 — from BATB ASSOCIATES LLC to JAVA 14 LLC $2,000,000
2023-07-11Deed $2,000,038 — from MRO GROUP LLC to JAVA 14 LLC $2,000,038
2023-07-01Sold for $2,000,038 $2,000,038 $200,004
2023-04-06Deed $2,000,000 — from FOURTEEN MON LLC to MOJO7 LLC $2,000,000
2023-04-01Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $200,000
2023-02-01Agreement $6,175,000 — from FOURTEEN MON LLC; JAVA 14 LLC; BATB ASSOCIATES LLC; MRO GROUP LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,175,000
2023-02-01AL&R $6,175,000 — from JAVA 14 LLC; FOURTEEN MON LLC; BATB ASSOCIATES LLC; MRO GROUP LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,175,000
2018-02-01Deed $10,700,000 — from JAVA 14 LLC to MRO GROUP LLC; BATB ASSOCIATES LLC; FOURTEEN MON LLC; JAVA 14 LLC $10,700,000
2017-12-31Sold for $10,700,000 $10,700,000 $1,070,000
2016-02-09Mortgage $3,033,260 — from JAVA 14 LLC to SANTANDER BANL, N.A. $3,033,260
2016-02-09Agreement $7,300,000 — from JAVA 14 LLC to SANTANDER BANL, N.A. $7,300,000
2011-09-28Mortgage $136,590 — from JAVA 14 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $136,590
2011-09-28Agreement $4,650,000 — from JAVA 14 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,650,000
2007-07-26Agreement $4,800,000 — from JAVA 14 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $4,800,000
2006-09-18Mortgage $2,334,301 — from JAVA 14 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,334,301

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201726261439
20180061714
201902160321
202005270234
202102220226
20220080311
20233099526
202411121722
20252350414
20263160212
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 322Ownership & money 52Health & systems 46

Every one of the 559 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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