172 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 35 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 9. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-08-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Non (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
$69,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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) | 221 WEST 20TH OWNERS CORP. |
| Head officer | RALPH WESTERHOFF |
| Managing agent | BRICKWORK MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,765,000 | $2,144,250 |
| 2026 | $5,718,000 | $2,573,100 |
| 2027 | $6,257,000 | $2,815,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
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.
221 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 |
7 311 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.
Managed by BRICKWORK MANAGEMENT INC. — 58 buildings, 707 units. Grades across the portfolio: A46 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2025-07-03 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 221 W 20TH OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2025-07-24 | AL&R $250,000 — from 221 W 20TH OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2025-07-03 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 221 W 20TH OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2025-07-03 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 221 W 20TH OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2022-06-27 | RPTT&RET $705,000 — from ESTATE OF GIORGIO BATISTA; HOWARD SOLOMON, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR to MCCARTHY, SHAY; MCCARTHY, GRAHAM; MCCARTHY, DENNIS; MCCARTHY, TRACEY | $705,000 | |
| 2022-06-14 | Sold for $705,000 | $705,000 | $70,500 |
| 2021-01-20 | RPTT&RET $815,000 — from GONZALEZ, KATERINA; NASCIMENTO, DAVID to CONOVER, ANNE | $815,000 | |
| 2021-01-06 | Sold for $815,000 | $815,000 | $81,500 |
| 2017-10-17 | AL&R $225,000 — from 221 W. 20TH OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $225,000 | |
| 2017-10-17 | Mortgage $225,000 — from 221 W. 20TH OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $225,000 | |
| 2015-02-25 | RPTT&RET $799,000 — from BACOW, KENNETH D to MOLINA, DANIEL | $799,000 | |
| 2012-12-20 | RPTT&RET $645,000 — from FISHER, DANIEL to NASCIMENTO, DAVID; GONZALEZ, KATERINA | $645,000 | |
| 2012-02-17 | RPTT&RET $605,000 — from MESHKI, PETER; MESHKI, RACHEL to FISHER, DANIEL; FISHER, MELISSA | $605,000 | |
| 2011-06-06 | RPTT&RET $575,000 — from ZOUBOK, PAVEL; BAGLIO, JR., PAUL A to MEYERS, WILLIAM C | $575,000 | |
| 2008-12-23 | RPTT&RET $615,000 — from CHINCHAR, NANCY; FORD, JASON to MESHKI, RACHEL; RANDAG, RACHEL; MESHKI, PETER | $615,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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