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126 East 14 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10003 BBL 1005590022 792 units · 16 floors · 1999

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Village
At or below average
avg 14.4
0
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 0 recorded HPD violations, at or below the East Village average of 14.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 126 East 14 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1999
6 or more units
792 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 16-story residential building at 126 East 14th Street in the East Village, owned by Linda Chiarelli and constructed in 1999, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years, most notably concerning its heating and hot water systems. There have been multiple heat/hot water complaints received in 2020, 2024, and an emergency complaint in March 2024, though in some instances, inspections confirmed that heat and hot water had been restored. The building has also faced challenges with water safety, particularly in 2024 when four beach/pool/sauna-related complaints were filed within a short period, though inspections found no violations.

More recent concerns include a current smoking violation investigation initiated in June 2025, and while historical bedbug problems were documented in 2018-2019, recent reports from 2020 through 2025 show no infestations. The building's mechanical systems have required attention, with significant boiler violations recorded in October 2021, including multiple defective components and clogging issues, for which penalties were imposed but later resolved. Rat activity has been consistently monitored throughout 2024-2025, with several inspections noting the presence of rodent activity, though some inspections passed. The property has maintained generally good compliance with building safety inspections, with most recent tenant safety inspections (2020) finding no violations, and multiple permits have been issued between 2018 and 2021 for various maintenance and upgrade works.

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How 126 East 14 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
95th percentile

Out of 1555 buildings in this neighborhood, 1477 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
85.5%
No serious
violations
11.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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DOB complaints, landlord's portfolio

Building complaints to the Dept. of Buildings across all of this owner's properties.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

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What's in the 126 East 14 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units792
Floors16
Year built1999
Gross area
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

123 East 13rd St, New York, NY 10003
125 East 13rd St, New York, NY 10003
127 East 13rd St, New York, NY 10003
129 East 13rd St, New York, NY 10003
133 East 13rd St, New York, NY 10003
126 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
128 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
130 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
132 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
134 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
136 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
140 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
142 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
144 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
146 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
148 East 14th St, New York, NY 10003
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126 East 14 Street's landlord & ownership

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Name
New York University
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126 East 14 Street event timeline

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2026
Permit May 15
Initial Permit · General Construction
Permit Issued
Permit May 15
Initial Permit · Mechanical Systems

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