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34 East 20 Street

152Records
14City systems
10Open violations
40Penalty rate

152 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1845
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)34E20 LLC
BBL1008480052
BIN1016180

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1999-11-04.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$28,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1845)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)34 E. 20TH PARTNERSHIP LLC
Head officerTHOMAS A POLLACK
Managing agent34 E 20 LLC
Last registered2022-03-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,097,200 $2,743,740
2026$4,878,000 $2,195,100
2027$3,902,000 $1,755,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NarTurkishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & E 19 St · 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: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

34 East 20 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $841,434 on 2018-12-26 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-26Mortgage $841,434 — from 34E20 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $841,434
2018-12-26Agreement $4,150,000 — from 34E20 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,150,000
2018-12-26AL&R $4,150,000 — from 34E20 LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,150,000
2014-01-16Agreement $3,629,120 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 34E20 LLC $3,629,120
2008-11-10Mortgage $1,942,890 — from 34E20 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,942,890
2008-11-10Agreement $3,900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 34E20 LLC $3,900,000
2008-11-10AL&R $3,900,000 — from 34E20 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,900,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $600,000 — from 3E420 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $600,000
2003-11-05Mortgage $372,721 — from 34E20 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $372,721
2001-09-28Mortgage $125,000 — from POLLAK, THOMAS A. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $125,000
1987-09-18Mortgage $754,200 — from POLLAK, THOMAS A. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $754,200
1987-02-05Mortgage $100,000 — from POLLACK, THOMAS A. to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $100,000
1986-05-21Mortgage $300,000 — from POLLAK, THOMAS A. to KARIBIAN, LEON EXC; PETERS, BARBARA EXC; KARIBIAN, DIRAN LWT $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203005
20180054110
2019007018
20200090110
2021005005
2022004004
2023025018
202400110415
2025003003
2026033017
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 34Health & systems 14

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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