214 West 20th Street

214 West 20th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 9 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 23 buildings' registrations; 13 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 9 of 16 units are rent-stabilized; 15 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (13 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 48 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-09-10. Newest violation issued 2024-12-03.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT B-ROOM 14, 2nd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14), issued 2021-12-22. HPD violation 14740553
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM, 3rd STORY, issued 2017-02-01. HPD violation 11627051
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM, 3rd STORY, issued 2017-02-01. HPD violation 11627034
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM, 3rd STORY, issued 2017-02-01. HPD violation 11627037
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 14, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14), issued 2017-01-31. HPD violation 11627119
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 14, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 14), issued 2017-01-31. HPD violation 11627116
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT COMMUNITY BATHROOM AT NORTH , 2nd STORY, issued 2017-01-26. HPD violation 11622515
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-07-14. HPD violation 11875359

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 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

9 of 16 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: 9 in 2024, 15 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 214 WEST 20TH STREET REALTY, LLC. Head officer: LARRY TAUBER. Managing agent: 212 W 20TH, LLC. This owner has 23 buildings on record, 13 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 26, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1007690047, HPD building ID 30916. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 18 St (1), 2 min walk
• 23 St (1), 3 min walk
• 14 St (A, C, E), 4 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.