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14 Sickles Street

3,117Records
17City systems
12Open violations
51.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,117 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,416 311 service requests, 1,006 HPD complaints, 368 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units104
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1021740135
BIN1064193

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 51.2. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

Open HPD violations12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-11-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

142 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 73 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 35 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
30
’24–25
35
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

253 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (92) · HEAT/HOT WATER (67) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (9) · Water System (7).

Filed construction activity

$981,384 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (104)
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)INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerGUSTAVO MORAN
Managing agentVENTURA LAND CORP
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,576,000 $2,509,200
2026$5,728,000 $2,577,600
2027$5,626,000 $2,531,700

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayDyckman St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Dyckman St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Sherman Av — Bx7 M100 · 600 ft
Citi BikeNagle Ave & Ellwood St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

14 Sickles 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

253 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 67 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 VENTURA LAND CORP — 24 buildings, 938 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149-35 Northern Boulevard QN146 B
14 Sickles Street MN104 C
5025 Broadway MN67 B
659 West 162 Street MN53 A
654 West 161 Street MN50 A
547 West 157 Street MN48 B
139-19 34 Road QN46 A
3157 Broadway MN45 A
128 West 13 Street MN42 A
35 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
109-15 37 Avenue QN36 A
90-32 53 Avenue QN30 A
351 Wadsworth Avenue MN30 B
530 West 157 Street MN30 B
344 West 17 Street MN25 A
367 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
423 East 81 Street MN20 A
1220 Richmond Road SI20 A
421 East 81 Street MN20 A
53 West 106 Street MN16 B
57 West 106 Street MN16 B
340 West 17 Street MN15 A
343 West 16 Street MN8 A
99-11 Northern Boulevard QN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000 on 2019-04-16 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-17Agreement $3,345,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,345,000
2019-04-16Agreement $3,345,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA to INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC $3,345,000
2019-04-16Mortgage $5,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $5,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $138,070 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $138,070
2014-07-11Agreement $3,340,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $3,340,000
2014-07-11AL&R $3,340,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $3,340,000
2011-06-27Mortgage $3,366,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,366,000
2011-06-27Agreement $3,366,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,366,000
2011-06-27Mortgage $94,489 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $94,489
2006-06-13Mortgage $923,416 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $923,416
2006-06-13Agreement $3,500,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $3,500,000
2006-06-13Mortgage $3,500,000 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $3,500,000
2002-03-26Mortgage $721,182 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $721,182
1997-06-25Mortgage $295,841 — from VILLAGE VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC; INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES to AMUNDSEN, ROBERT $295,841
1997-06-04Mortgage $616,730 — from INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $616,730

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201781860499
20181111690293
2019111515123182
20202211003117
20216119904210
202284148014174
20234113007142
20240420102207
20250117503179
202601631166
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 2,824Ownership & money 57Health & systems 56

Every one of the 3,117 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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