202 West 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

202 West 14th Street is a 4-story, 6-unit residential building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Martin Blum. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints in 2023 and 2025 reporting problems affecting the entire building. Although some emergency heat complaints were inspected in March 2023, authorities often encountered difficulties accessing units for verification.

Other notable concerns have included electrical issues (August 2023), pest problems (August 2023), and an elevator service complaint (November 2024) that was closed with insufficient information. The building went through significant scrutiny in 2019 regarding illegal hotel room usage, particularly involving alleged transient occupancy of Apartment 1R on the second floor. This situation resulted in multiple violations for failing to maintain proper safety systems, including fire alarms and sprinklers, though all these violations were ultimately resolved. The property has maintained a generally clean bedbug record, with no reported infestations since 2018.

However, recent rodent inspections in 2025 indicated continued rat activity, while earlier inspections between 2019-2024 showed compliance. Multiple permits have been issued between 2018-2019 for various maintenance work, including electrical and plumbing improvements. The building's management has faced challenges in consistently addressing maintenance issues, as evidenced by frequent complaints being closed without proper inspection access. The most recent heating system complaints in February 2025 were marked as emergencies, though again, inspection access issues limited verification.