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219 West 20 Street

228Records
15City systems
9Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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228 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)219 W 20 ST CORP
BBL1007700029
BIN1014030

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations9 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-16.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)219 WEST 20TH STREET CORPORATION
Head officerJOESPH LENTINI
Managing agentKINSEY EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,833,000 $824,850
2026$1,980,000 $891,000
2027$2,314,000 $1,041,300

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 20 St — M7 M20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 7 Ave · 200 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

219 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

6 311 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 KINSEY EQUITIES LLC — 29 buildings, 408 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B11 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
517 West 161 Street MN41 A
227 West 109 Street MN36 B
310 West 20 Street MN33 A
1484 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 D
110 St Marks Place MN22 A
446 West 164 Street MN21 B
424 East 14 Street MN21 B
541 West 144 Street MN20 C
219 West 20 Street MN20 A
536 West 47 Street MN18 B
220 West 14 Street MN17 B
220 Avenue A MN16 B
320 West 22 Street MN15 A
41 West 24 Street MN12 A
419 East 76 Street MN12 A
18 West 129 Street MN12 A
323 East 75 Street MN10 A
827 East 218 Street BX8 D
3942 Barnes Avenue BX7 D
342 East 78 Street MN6 B
259 West 18 Street MN6 B
359 East 34 Street BK6 C
217 2 Avenue MN5 B
356 West 21 Street MN5 C
134 Kingsland Avenue BK4 B
99 South 2 Street BK3 C
1478 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
37 West 10 Street MN1 C
224 Varick Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2012-04-25 (lender: Lentini, William V). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-04-25Mortgage $300,000 — from 219 WEST 20TH STREET CORP. to LENTINI, WILLIAM V $300,000
1983-12-07Mortgage $88,824 — from 219 W 20 STREET CORP. to FOUR H. REALTY CORP. $88,824
1983-06-22Mortgage $19,000 — from FOUR H. REALTY CORP. to GORDON, GEORGE $19,000
1982-10-01Mortgage $110,000 — from FOUR H. REALTY CORP. to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP. $110,000
1982-08-02Mortgage $12,000 — from FOUR H REALTY CORP. to GORDON, GEORGE $12,000
1982-05-06Mortgage $12,000 — from FOUR H REALTY CORP. to GORDON, GEORGE $12,000
1982-02-17Mortgage $9,000 to GORDON, GEORGE $9,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
2018030710
201903058
202000022
2021080311
202201146
202313037
202404048
202503047
202611035
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 56Health & systems 43

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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