640 East 14 Street,Manhattan, NY 10009
20 Units
•Built in 1920
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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In the past three years, this building had:
23 complaints
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 4 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.35 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Mar 26, 2015: section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the entire apartment located at apt 20, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
3
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Mar 26, 2015: section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from north located at apt 20, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
3
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
May 01, 2023: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower window sash at roof bulhead
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
A
Arthur Kokot
4(32)
Shareholder•
Head Officer•
16 Properties•252 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
N
Nelson Sepulveda
3.3(7)
Site Manager•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
E
East 14th Street Realty LP
3.6(12)
Corporate Owner•
3 Properties•48 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
E
175-177 East Third Associates LP
3.7(55)
Corporate Owner•
27 Properties•466 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
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Pest Control
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Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (7)
5 stars
11 months ago
Good experience living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s quiet here and the building is well maintained. Never have problems.
Cons:
Hallways could be cleaner.
4.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Old and very small bathroom
Former Tenant
Pros:
Spacious living room (for nyc), light and good pace in one bedroom (bigger one), nice super, very close to lots of food places
Cons:
Bathroom is tiny and floor is disgusting, second bedroom is too small, water pressure not great
Advice to owner:
Renovate the apartments and bathroom
2.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great Super but Pest Issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super was always responsive and very kind.
Cons:
No sunlight, lots of mice and roaches.
Advice to owner:
Pests
3.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Amazing building super shitty landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nelson is truly the best super in the city, because he truly loves and cares for the building and its tenants. You’ll see him cleaning the floors every week, fixing stuff here and there in apartments, taking out and clearing the garbage frequently.
I’m on the fifth floor walk up and he helped me carry a big ass mirror and a big ass AC up without me even asking him to do it. He even installed my AC for me. Whenever there is a problem, he’s in front of my door within 5 minutes. I think I’ve stayed here this long because of how attentive and helpful he is.
The new building manager has mentioned that he will no longer pay Nelson, but even so, when I had problems in my apartment, he fixed every single one of them. Even offering us spare replacements.
I’m on the fifth floor walk up and he helped me carry a big ass mirror and a big ass AC up without me even asking him to do it. He even installed my AC for me. Whenever there is a problem, he’s in front of my door within 5 minutes. I think I’ve stayed here this long because of how attentive and helpful he is.
The new building manager has mentioned that he will no longer pay Nelson, but even so, when I had problems in my apartment, he fixed every single one of them. Even offering us spare replacements.
Cons:
The building management could go to hell— some of the laziest people I’ve ever met. Unresponsive, uncaring, and just flat out rude. An agent in particular, Mark Nagel, is probably one of the least helpful people ever. You can tell that he’s just flat out lazy, and he doesn’t care about anything but money. Why would I pay you rent and have you expect me to do your job for you?
There is a new property owner now and word on the street is that he’s even worse. He won’t pay Nelson, so he’s basically forcing him out of his home where he’s lived and taken care of for 45 years. Rumor also has it he’s increasing the rent 3 fold, but not doing anything to maintain or improve its good shape.
There is a new property owner now and word on the street is that he’s even worse. He won’t pay Nelson, so he’s basically forcing him out of his home where he’s lived and taken care of for 45 years. Rumor also has it he’s increasing the rent 3 fold, but not doing anything to maintain or improve its good shape.
Advice to owner:
If you want to keep this building in its shape, you have to know that Nelson is behind all of it. It’s clean and comfortable.
Keep your leasing agents in check. No one wants to work with or buy from dickheads.
Keep your leasing agents in check. No one wants to work with or buy from dickheads.
2.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Laziest property management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nelson, the super, is fantastic. He is responsive essentially 24/7, super on top of building cleanliness and trash.
Cons:
The property management quite literally could not be worse. They are impossible to get ahold of. Mark Nagel will call you on private so you can’t call him back. They will not do anything for you. The reply is always that you should handle whatever it is you need.
Advice to owner:
Get a new property management company. You are paying them to do nothing.
2.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Worst management company and greedy owners
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super does a good job in helping out and trying to make the place feel like home.
Location is good. Noise levels are low and you can't ever hear your neighbors.
Location is good. Noise levels are low and you can't ever hear your neighbors.
Cons:
During COVID, maintenance went to shambles. Roaches, waterbugs and mice in apartment and zero response from management company. You need to take things into your own hands because they don't care if you're living with rodents as long as you pay the rent. When I first moved in, these guys put me up in a dirty, unclean apartment for over a month where someone had died, because the apartment I'd signed for wasn't available yet. I was called ungrateful when I followed up to ask when my contracted apt would be available to move in.
I also requested an apartment switch recently due to the bugs and a host of other issues; owners refused and instead rented out the apartment I was requesting for $200 lower than what I was offering (after 3 months of vacancy).
Management has no business sense and owners don't appear to care that you are human. If they can get away with overcharging and not renovating/fixing issues, they will.
I also requested an apartment switch recently due to the bugs and a host of other issues; owners refused and instead rented out the apartment I was requesting for $200 lower than what I was offering (after 3 months of vacancy).
Management has no business sense and owners don't appear to care that you are human. If they can get away with overcharging and not renovating/fixing issues, they will.
Advice to owner:
Get a new management company. Your current one is the epitome of NYC horror stories and does a terrible job representing you to your tenants. Your tenants aren't a moneygrab, they are real people who deserve a safe place to live.
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Need to upgrade Apts without cheaping out
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super is great
Cons:
Management company is the worst
Advice to owner:
Get a new management company that is responsive and treats tenants like people