14 St Marks Place

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00463-0016BIN 1006666

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
036 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 9 units registered2023 — 7

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 1995-08-295+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT FRONT DOOR FRAME 4 STY NORTHWEST ROOM DI MAVEDO 473 4597 ER1.

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2008-07-025+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING LOFT BED ERECTED BLOCKING LIGHT & VENTILATION AT 5 STY EAST APT 1E AS OF D5 1967. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-07-025+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO BELLS & BUZZER SYSTEM ENTRANCE BLDG 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt B4Issued 2002-12-025+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES sink,volume IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM B4, 2nd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing5

Unsanitary Condition4

Door/Window1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-04-16 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-03-10 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-10-20 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1761

Noise reports · last 12 mo

147

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential747

Commercial389

Street/Sidewalk341

Unspecified233

Vehicle46

Park3

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

468

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony145

Misdemeanor279

Violation44

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-10-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-03-03

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

AFRICAN AMERICAN SMALL PROPERTY GROUP

Head officer

ROBERT GALPERN

Managing agent

ROBERT GALPERN

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1993-02-09 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2014-11-21 · $5,070,161.2

Mortgage2014-11-21$5,070,161.2

borrower AFRICAN AMERICANS SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS GROUP, INC · lender LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC

Mortgage2003-10-21$1,100,000

borrower AFRICAN AMERICANS SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS GROUP, INC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Sale1993-02-09no recorded price

BRONSTEIN, BERTHA LWT, GOTTLIEB, EDNA P. EXEC, BELL, ANN EXEC, ZIVIN, BLOSSOM L. EXEC → AFRICAN AMERICANS ETC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale