Six open class C violations are currently active on this East Village rental building.
This 14-unit East 14th Street building carries serious operational issues on file. Ownership traces to Betty & Lily Corp since the 1980s, but active housing violations highlight ongoing maintenance gaps. Three things to know:
Six open class C violations flag rat infestations and cooking gas outages. All six open violations are rated class C for immediately hazardous conditions. The order from December 10, 2025 mandates that management abate a rat infestation and its underlying causes. Earlier citations cover cooking gas supply disruptions to kitchen ranges in second-floor units and locked boiler room access.
Odor and air quality complaints cluster on the surrounding blocks. 10 indoor air quality calls and 8 food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months. Fume and air-quality issues in dense East Village commercial corridors frequently travel through shared shafts or lower-floor restaurant venting.
Nearly 300 residential noise complaints clear within three blocks. 296 residential noise complaints were logged within three blocks in the last year — split almost evenly between wall-banging (144 calls) and loud parties (138 calls) — along with 113 street noise reports. The building's own address stays out of the noise logs, but nighttime activity on the surrounding street is heavy.
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536 East 14th Street is a 14-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004070026). This building is associated with Betty & Lily Corp.. Brix tracks 6 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 4 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 30, 2023.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 14, 1999, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 46/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2 at 536 East 14th Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 15 at 536 East 14th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 12 at 536 East 14th Street has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 10 at 536 East 14th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 5 at 536 East 14th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3 at 536 East 14th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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