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129 West 20 Street

872Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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872 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 489 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 103 DOB permits, 78 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1905
Floors7
Res. units15
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1007967503
BIN1014747

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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

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

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,629,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)THE CHELSEA QUARTER CONDO
Head officerMARK S HOFFMAN
Managing agentHOFFMAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$358,708 $161,419
2026$587,528 $264,387
2027$592,644 $266,690

The city's market estimate has risen 65% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,924,137 a year ($59.97 per sq ft), operating expenses $632,716 ($19.72 per sq ft), net operating income $1,291,421. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

129 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

28 311 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 HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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showing 60 of 69 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-14Mortgage $750,000 — from LIM, CHRISTOPHER WEN KHYE to CITIBANK N.A.; MERS AS NOMINEE FOR $750,000
2026-07-14Deed $1,410,000 — from RASMUSSEN, KATHRYN; CARPENTER, KATHRYN MARIE to LIM, CHRISTOPHER WEN KHYE $1,410,000
2026-07-01Sold for $1,410,000 $1,410,000 $94,000
2026-05-13Deed $3,850,000 — from VAN BLERKOM, LAWRENCE; VAN BLERKOM, CECILIA to O'RIORDAN, PATRICK; FORD, ALEXANDRA $3,850,000
2026-04-30Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $256,667
2022-11-23Agreement $700,000 — from YUEN, JENNIFER; YANG, STANLEY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $700,000
2022-08-16Deed $2,395,000 — from GOLDENBERG, DAVID to GILL, JAMES MICHAEL; SIMS, JENNIFER ALAINE $2,395,000
2022-08-08Sold for $2,395,000 $2,395,000 $159,667
2022-03-30Mortgage $1,725,000 — from BELMONT, JUSTIN to CITIBANK NA; MERS $1,725,000
2022-03-30Deed $2,300,000 — from IT'S NOT MANHATTAN LLC to BELMONT, JUSTIN $2,300,000
2022-03-18Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $153,333
2022-02-14Mortgage $500,000 — from VAN BLERKOM, LAWRENCE; VAN BLERKOM, CECILIA to TD BANK NA $500,000
2021-01-27Mortgage $13,999,999 — from IT'S NOT MANHATTAN LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $13,999,999
2021-01-27Deed $1,999,999 — from OSIFCHIN, GARY P; WOLFE, WESLEY I to IT'S NOT MANHATTAN LLC $1,999,999
2021-01-15Sold for $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $133,333

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702711525
20183135618
201970930349
202011419328
2021211106240
202290214328
202330633143
2024601029
2025130122229
2026601616240
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The full timeline

Construction 178Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 498Health & systems 46

Every one of the 872 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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