114 East 13 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00558-7501BIN 1009030Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0120 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD violation(s)
033 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1985

Built

Floors

Residential units

Condominium

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 19 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2020-08-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR south wall IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition1

Unsanitary ConditionMold2020-08-07 · 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

1070

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential358

Unspecified257

Commercial220

Street/Sidewalk168

Vehicle62

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1210

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

101

≈ per month

Felony289

Misdemeanor815

Violation106

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 10 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

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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-02-03

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED DEFECTED CONDITIONS AT EXPOSURE 4: SPALLED BRICKS AND DAMAGED JOINTS AT 10FL CORNER OF EXPOSURE 1. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-13

CYCLE 9B UNSAFE REPORT FILED

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$26,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22024-06-03$6,250 due

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22022-10-19$10,000 due

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22021-06-01$10,000 due

Local LawClass 22018-10-15$1,250 penalty

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.

Evictions

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

THE AMERICAN FELT BLDG

Head officer

IRA MEISTER

Managing agent

MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES INC

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

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