14 Avenue B, Manhattan, NY 10009

At 14 Avenue B in the East Village, this 6-story, 25-unit Old Law Tenement building from 1925 has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently three open complaints from March 2025 regarding a malfunctioning ventilation system and two slow water leaks, following two water leak complaints from February 2025. The building has a history of heating and hot water issues, with multiple complaints in recent years, including three separate incidents in October 2021 and one in October 2019, all involving the entire building.

There was also a mold-related complaint in October 2023, though no violations were issued following inspection. The building experienced some concerning safety issues in 2023, including an active Environmental Control Board violation from April 2023 related to an obstructed fire escape drop ladder with a penalty of $6,250 imposed, as well as a complaint about locked/blocked egress that resulted in an Oath Violation. More positively, the building has demonstrated recent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections from July 2024 through July 2025, though there were signs of rat activity in early 2023.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows minimal infestation issues, with only one unit reported infested in 2019-2020, and no infestations reported in subsequent years through the most recent filing period of 2022-2023. The property has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance since then. Two violations related to bedbug reporting requirements were issued in 2022 and 2021, though these were subsequently closed. While the building has undergone some significant maintenance issues, especially regarding water systems and heating, many complaints have been addressed through inspections, with most not resulting in violations, though there are several current unresolved issues as of March 2025.