343 West 14 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00738-0013BIN 1013008

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
024 open rent-impairing 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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 13 apartments.

2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5FEIssued 2018-07-185+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE FOR COOKING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5FE, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FEIssued 2009-01-055+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES NO GAS SUPPLY TO KITCHEN STOVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FE, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1RWIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED LEAK CEILING 1 STY REAR WEST APT 1RW BATHROOM ER1. LOCATED AT APT 1RW

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2RWIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS 1 STY REAR WEST APT 2RW BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

464

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk140

Commercial120

Residential88

Unspecified70

Park26

Vehicle18

Helicopter2

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

551

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony177

Misdemeanor322

Violation52

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 9 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2009-03-10

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BERGEL 14TH STREET LLC

Head officer

STEVE FOREST

Managing agent

WALTER & SAMUELS, INC.

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

240 WEST END AVENUEMANHATTAN

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 sale2006-05-12 · $3,600,000

Most recent mortgage2017-09-13 · $3,970,000

Mortgage2017-09-13$3,970,000

borrower BERGEL 14TH STREET LLC · lender BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Mortgage2014-12-24$864,557.02

borrower BERGEL 14TH STREET LLC · lender MANFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Sale2006-05-12$3,600,000

DEMAT PROPERTIES, INC. → BERGEL 14TH STREET, LLC

Mortgage2006-05-12$2,500,000

borrower BERGEL 14TH STREET, LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Sale1977-07-21no recorded price

LAUB, ANTON F, SERDIO, MANUEL → DEMAT PROPERTIES INC

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