538 East 14th Street

538 East 14th Street in East Village, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 11 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 20 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 11 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 12 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 46 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-12. Newest violation issued 2024-03-28. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the north, west wall, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH,1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6), issued 2024-03-28. HPD violation 16772898
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6), issued 2024-03-28. HPD violation 16781733
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 16, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 16), issued 2024-03-28. HPD violation 16772896
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AND FRAME AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-09-29. HPD violation 16258582
• Class B: Garbage not removed (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE BIINS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-03-11. HPD violation 16731723
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE FIRE ESCAPES WINDOW 5TH STY REAR EAST APT 16. , SECTION '' '' (apt 16), issued 2008-06-12. HPD violation 2500810
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALLS & CEILING THROUGHOUT CELLAR., issued 2008-06-12. HPD violation 2500818
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-12. HPD violation 2500820

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

11 of 20 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 11 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ALGERNAN, LLC. Head officer: ANDREW CLARKE. Managing agent: AJ CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1004070027, HPD building ID 12103. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 1 Av (L), 4 min walk
• 3 Av (L), 9 min walk
• Astor Pl (6), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.