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134 West 20 Street

258Records
15City systems
45Open violations
34.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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258 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 311 service requests, 60 HPD housing violations, 39 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)134 WEST 20TH ST HDFC
BBL1007950061
BIN1014737

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 34.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations45 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1976-03-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Animal (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (16)
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)134 WEST 20TH STREET HDFC
Head officerBETTY MORRETO
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2024-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,666,000 $1,199,700
2026$2,721,000 $1,224,450
2027$2,820,000 $1,269,000

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $453,907 a year ($51.26 per sq ft), operating expenses $126,627 ($14.30 per sq ft), net operating income $327,281. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 20 St — M7 M20 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 Ave · 500 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

134 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-08-18RPTT&RET $11,850 — from FERNANDEZ, MARINA to SANTANA, ESMERALDA $11,850

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170119323
201802428
201900628
202020619
2021009110
2022017412
20230225128
20240031334
202500718
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 193Ownership & money 8Health & systems 23

Every one of the 258 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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