238 East 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

238 East 14th Street is a 6-story, 21-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village and owned by Eric Nelson since its construction in 1920. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent being an open plumbing complaint regarding a basin/sink dated April 2025. Previous problems include heat and hot water outages (both building-wide and apartment-specific) in late 2023 and late 2024, multiple plumbing issues (including toilet problems in September 2023), and several unsanitary conditions including mold and sewage complaints in early 2024.

The building has maintained compliance with rodent control requirements, passing all inspections from 2021 through 2025, and has demonstrated good pest management practices, with no bedbug infestations reported in recent years (2020-2024). The property has undergone regular inspections and complaint investigations by various city agencies, including the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Buildings. While many complaints have been resolved without violations being found, significant issues remain, such as the open plumbing complaint from 2025.

The building's maintenance record shows a pattern of plumbing and heating system problems, as well as periodic issues with sanitation. However, the consistent passing of rodent inspections and the lack of bedbug infestations in recent years suggest effective management of these specific concerns. The property has had four bedbug reporting periods with zero reported infestations between 2019 and 2024, indicating proactive pest management. The building's most recent violations include a mold condition found in February 2024, which was officially closed in July 2024 after being addressed.