231 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits, 27 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 37.8. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · GENERAL (1).
$343,830 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 223 WEST 20 MB LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL BESEN |
| Managing agent | NYC MGMT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,612,800 | $2,075,760 |
| 2026 | $4,920,000 | $2,214,000 |
| 2027 | $5,187,000 | $2,334,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 18 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 20 St — M7 M20 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 20 St & 7 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared 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.
223 West 20 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 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.
Managed by NYC MGMT LLC — 3 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 374 7 Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 223 West 20 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 71 Irving Place | MN | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on 2014-03-05 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | AL&R $3,575,000 — from 223 WEST 20 MB INVESTOR LLC; 223 WEST 20 MB LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,575,000 | |
| 2025-01-13 | M&CON $3,575,000 — from 223 WEST 20 MB LLC; 223 WEST 20 MB INVESTOR LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,575,000 | |
| 2021-06-30 | RPTT&RET $1,381,250 — from PACK 2129 LLC to MMRB RE LLC | $1,381,250 | |
| 2014-03-05 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 223 WEST 20 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,200,000 | |
| 2004-07-14 | Mortgage $400,663 — from 223 WEST 20 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $400,663 | |
| 2004-07-14 | Agreement $600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 223 WEST 20 LLC | $600,000 | |
| 1999-08-13 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 223 WEST 20 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $250,000 | |
| 1986-06-30 | Mortgage $36,663 — from BAY REALTY CO. to EAST NEW YORK SAVGSBK | $36,663 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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