14 Spring Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00479-0021BIN 1077741Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 14 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 OATH/ECB 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 8 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 14 apartments.

2018 — 8 units registered2023 — 8

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 3 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2013-11-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130.F DEGREES AT HOT WATER FIXTURES, IN BATH ROOM & IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2013-11-044 violations5+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE UNDER SINK IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF ELECTRICAL BX CABLE AT UPPER NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

2 more from the same inspection

SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2013-11-044 violations5+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

2 more from the same inspection

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT 5TH STORY BALCONY,EAST AT FIRE ESCAPE
SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AWNING EXTENEDED AND OBSTRUCTED DROP LADDER DOWN TO STREET LANDING AT FROM 2ND STOY BALCONY,EAST AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 14Issued 2008-08-065+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BOTTOM SASH 3 STY SOUTH EAST APT 14 FRONT ROOM WEST WINDOW. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1640

Noise reports · last 12 mo

137

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial640

Residential401

Street/Sidewalk385

Unspecified125

Vehicle88

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

698

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony275

Misdemeanor333

Violation90

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 15 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

No OATH/ECB violations on record for this building.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BENFAR REALTY, LLC

Head officer

CANDIDO FERNANDEZ

Managing agent

14 SPRING REALTY, LLC

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

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-11-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-11-22 · $3,866,094.77

Sale2021-11-22no recorded price

14 SPRING REALTY LLC → BENFAR REALTY LLC

Mortgage2021-11-22$3,866,094.77

borrower BENFAR REALTY LLC · lender MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-06-18$891,012.34

borrower 14 SPRING REALTY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2007-10-11$300,000

borrower 14 SPRING REALTY, LLC · lender BPD BANK

Mortgage2007-10-11$500,000

borrower 14 SPRING REALTY, LLC · lender BPD BANK

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.