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318 West 20 Street

218Records
15City systems
11Open violations
40Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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218 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1837
Floors4
Res. units1
ClassA4
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC
BBL1007430056
BIN1013225

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Street Condition (3) · Damaged Tree (2) · Traffic (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,178,910 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1837)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC
Head officerIRA LIFSHUTZ
Managing agentNEW AIM REALTY LLC
Last registered2020-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,167,000 $850,020
2026$12,854,000 $771,240
2027$10,926,000 $655,560

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 250 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

318 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 NEW AIM REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C5 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 West 91 Street MN10 A
315 West 91 Street MN9 B
112 West 15 Street MN9 A
1479 York Avenue MN8 A
1481 York Avenue MN8 B
90 Nassau Street MN7 C
8 Beach Street MN5 F
122 East 37 Street MN4 C
144 Waverly Place MN4 C
102 West 29 Street MN4 D
355 East 62 Street MN1 C
318 West 20 Street MN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $610,000 on 2020-11-12 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-29Agreement $8,610,000 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,610,000
2021-11-29Agreement $2,450,810 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,450,810
2021-11-29Agreement $5,549,190 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,549,190
2020-11-12Mortgage $610,000 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $610,000
2020-07-20Agreement $2,450,810 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,450,810
2020-07-20Agreement $5,549,190 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,549,190
2017-03-03Mortgage $5,549,190 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,549,190
2017-03-03AL&R $2,450,810 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,450,810
2017-03-03AL&R $5,549,190 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,549,190
2017-03-03Mortgage $2,450,810 — from CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,450,810
2017-02-14Deed $7,375,000 — from WEISENFELD LLC to CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE LLC $7,375,000
2017-02-06Sold for $7,375,000 $7,375,000 $7,375,000
2002-06-03Mortgage $300,000 — from WEISENFELD, LLC to MANN, KARL $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710119122
2018119150136
2019513220343
2020211318
20213222110
202222147227
2023044019
20240081110
2025005016
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 35Health & systems 18

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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