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420 West 20 Street

724Records
14City systems
17Open violations
4.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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724 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 484 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 89 311 service requests, 28 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1896
Floors5
Res. units37
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1007177504
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 74% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.7. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1978-08-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$21,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (37)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)422 WEST 20TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerSETH SLOTKIN
Managing agentURBAN ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$310,364 $139,664
2026$399,289 $179,680
2027$275,135 $123,811

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · RELIGIOUS-SCHOOL

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,488,901 a year ($54.28 per sq ft), operating expenses $806,096 ($17.58 per sq ft), net operating income $1,682,805. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway23 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 20 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 10 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

420 West 20 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio

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1150 Madison Avenue MN343 A
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662 Pacific Street BK312 A
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160 West 71 Street MN302 A
420 West 42 Street MN264 A
208 West 23 Street MN262 A
253 West 72 Street MN259 A
360 West 43 Street MN256 A
19 West 69 Street MN83 A
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433 West 21 Street MN69 B
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4 West 21 Street MN54 A
177 9 Avenue MN54 A
30 Greenwich Avenue MN49 A
82 Jane Street MN49 A
19 Grove Street MN39 A
60 Leroy Street MN37 A
420 West 20 Street MN37 A
48 Greenwich Avenue MN35 A
236 West 4 Street MN32 A
213 West 13 Street MN24 A
140 Waverly Place MN23 A
168 East 81 Street MN21 A
445 West 20 Street MN21 A
148 West 10 Street MN20 B
1424 3 Avenue MN20 A
7 Morton Street MN20 A
323 West 4 Street MN19 A
1422 3 Avenue MN16 A
20 Cornelia Street MN16 A
1420 3 Avenue MN8 A
400 Bleecker Street MN8 A
26 Greenwich Avenue MN6 A
231 West 13 Street MN6 A
233 West 13 Street MN3 A
925 9 Avenue MN0 —
3001491007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-25Deed $1,525,000 — from COSTES, MICHEL; COSTES, ALICE to GOVAN, MATTIE CELIA; SHERIDAN, THOMAS J $1,525,000
2026-08-25Mortgage $1,067,500 — from SHERIDAN, THOMAS J; GOVAN, MATTIE CELIA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $1,067,500
2026-07-28Sold for $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $41,216
2025-12-19Mortgage $750,000 — from 422 WEST 20 STREET 5H LLC to COHEN, ALEXANDRA M $750,000
2025-09-10Deed $1,517,000 — from SONI, KARAN to SINGH, VASCO SANTOS $1,517,000
2025-09-03Sold for $1,517,000 $1,517,000 $41,000
2025-09-03Sold for $1,517,000 $1,517,000 $41,000
2025-06-02Agreement $794,000 — from LEWBEL, GARY to MERS, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $794,000
2025-06-02Mortgage $15,266 — from LEWBEL, GARY to MERS, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $15,266
2025-05-13CORRM $1,635,442 — from OLD, GLADYS EVELYN CHRISTINA; SCHRAGA, CHRISTIAN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,635,442
2024-10-18Mortgage $1,635,442 — from OLD, GLADYS EVELYN CHRISTINA; SCHRAGA, CHRISTIAN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,635,442
2024-04-05Deed $1,425,000 — from RANDALL STEKETEE, SPECIAL TRUSTEE; THE DI BLASIO RUSCICA REVOCABLE TRUST to 422 WEST 20 STREET 5H LLC $1,425,000
2024-03-29Sold for $1,425,000 $1,425,000 $38,514
2023-02-24Deed $1,644,452 — from SAUTER, WILLIAM; HERMOUET, LAURENT to DI BLASIO RUSCICA REVOCABLE TRUST; ISABELLA RUSCICA, TRUSTEE; RICCARDO DI BLASIO, TRUSTEE $1,644,452
2022-12-23Deed $1,420,000 — from MAY, SIMON; SHAN LAM, HIU to PALMSTUDIONYC U LLC; PALMSTUDIONYC M LLC $1,420,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700038240
20180053210
201900214117
202003132018
2021042517248
2022002223146
2023015105030
20242378222
202503814025
202600118221
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 125Ownership & money 510Health & systems 24

Every one of the 724 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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