232 West 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

232 West 14th Street is a 5-story, 9-unit residential building in the West Village, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by 232 W14th LLC. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, particularly notable in early 2024 when multiple complaints were filed regarding outages affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. Most of these complaints were eventually closed with reports of restored services, though some required multiple tenant complaints to address.

The building also faces current maintenance concerns, including an open complaint as of March 2025 regarding an appliance issue with the refrigerator, and a previously addressed radiator plumbing issue from January 2025. An emergency heat/hot water complaint from December 2024 remains partially notable for HPD's inability to gain access for inspection, though subsequent complaints suggest some resolution. The property has undergone various maintenance challenges over the years, including a notable series of violations in 2020 related to Apartment 4A, involving mold, water leaks, and plaster surface issues that were subsequently addressed.

In late 2022, there were concerns regarding unauthorized work at the property, with multiple complaints about work without permits, though these inspections resulted in varied conclusions about violations. A significant structural concern involving wall maintenance was recorded in March 2022 regarding the rear yard of the restaurant Crooked Knife. More recently, in 2023 and early 2024, the building has maintained clear records for bedbug and rodent inspections, with all recent rodent inspections passing except for one failure noted in May 2023 for other reasons. A pending violation related to the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection was issued in April 2023, and there are active penalties associated with a 2022 violation regarding building wall maintenance and unpermitted work.