14 Sickles Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02174-0135BIN 1064193

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 35 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 104 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 104 apartments.

2018 — 103 units registered2023 — 104

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

104

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 70 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 building20 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

368

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 A19Issued 2026-10-08

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING DOOR SWEEP INSTALLED AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A19, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''28''

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A19Issued 2026-10-08

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A19, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''28''

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B6Issued 2021-07-085+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''East''

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

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt A19Issued 2025-03-21

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ. FT. AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT A19, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''28'', AT NORTH

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

261

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water122

Unsanitary Condition36

Plumbing30

Paint/Plaster29

Door/Window14

Flooring/Stairs10

Water Leak9

Electric7

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

2258

Noise reports · last 12 mo

188

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk979

Residential704

Vehicle244

Commercial161

Park108

Unspecified61

Helicopter1

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

566

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony157

Misdemeanor344

Violation65

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-03-04Apt E18residential

2019-04-16Apt E17residential

2017-01-25Apt D18residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2026-04-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-04-13

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

GUSTAVO MORAN

Managing agent

VENTURA LAND CORP

20 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

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 sale1998-02-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-04-05 · $5,000

Mortgage2019-04-05$5,000

borrower INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA

Mortgage2014-06-30$138,070.31

borrower INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2011-06-17$94,488.77

borrower INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-06-17$3,366,000

borrower INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2006-05-16$923,415.83

borrower INWOOD VENTURA ASSOCIATES LLC. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL 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.

City debt & tax-lien sale