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231 West 20 Street

285Records
17City systems
0Open violations
5.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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285 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 106 311 service requests, 29 DOB permits, 28 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
BBL1007700023
BIN1014024

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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 72% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (54) · Building/Use (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,499,746 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)231 W 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
Head officerDREW POPKIN
Managing agentMCCALLISTER MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,278,000 $1,475,100
2026$3,497,000 $1,573,650
2027$3,687,000 $1,659,150

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway18 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 7 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

231 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 MCCALLISTER MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 209 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
357 West 45 Street MN80 B
92 Atlantic Avenue BK12 B
90 Atlantic Avenue BK10 A
211 East 31 Street MN10 A
50 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
366 Montgomery Street BK8 C
370 Montgomery Street BK8 B
86 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
243 East 7 Street MN8 B
543 Bergen Street BK8 A
174 1 Avenue MN7 B
231 West 20 Street MN6 A
202 Avenue A MN6 A
442 East 13 Street MN6 A
268 East 7 Street MN6 A
436 East 13 Street MN6 A
64 2 Avenue MN4 C
84 2 Avenue MN4 A
29 2 Avenue MN3 B
224 West 20 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,669,375 on 2020-07-10 (lender: CIT Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-05M&CON $7,300,043 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $7,300,043
2024-12-05AL&R $7,300,043 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $7,300,043
2020-07-10Mortgage $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $1,669,375
2020-07-10AL&R $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $3,246,250
2020-07-10Mortgage $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $3,246,250
2020-07-10Deed $4,575,000 — from BRIAN A. RAPHAN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JAMES SOBRINO; CASSANDRA W. BROWN, EXECUTOR to 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC $4,575,000
2020-07-10AL&R $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $1,384,375
2020-07-10Mortgage $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $1,384,375
2020-07-10AL&R $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA $1,669,375
2020-07-02Sold for $4,575,000 $4,575,000 $762,500
2018-09-10Mortgage $110,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT $110,000
2016-08-19Mortgage $215,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT $215,000
2004-11-15Mortgage $250,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $250,000
1990-06-05Mortgage $65,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES; SOBRINO, J.F. DR AKA to CHEMICAL BANK $65,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010012
2018014128
2019002035
2020214913047
20212013120146
202214250324
202366240137
20244163115
202532260132
202624310138
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 129Ownership & money 28Health & systems 20

Every one of the 285 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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