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42 East 20 Street

985Records
19City systems
0Open violations
5.8Penalty rate

985 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 528 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 152 311 service requests, 66 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1899
Floors9
Res. units22
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1008487503
BIN1016177

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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 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Street Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,128,265 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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 BULLMOOSE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerBRANDON FRIEDMAN
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MGMT LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$520,247 $234,111
2026$1,130,350 $508,658
2027$514,864 $231,689

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,836,433 a year ($53.98 per sq ft), operating expenses $448,217 ($8.53 per sq ft), net operating income $2,388,216. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gramercy TavernNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 20 St & Park Ave · 250 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

42 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

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320 West 105 Street MN11 B
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showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16Deed $2,800,000 — from GRAZEL, JENNIFER to CHELSEA JON, LLC $2,800,000
2026-09-14Deed $4,275,000 — from BULLMOOSE 4A LLC to ANDREW J. WERTHEIM, TRUSTEE; SIBYL CLAUDIA PEYER WERTHEIM, TRUSTEE; ANDREW J. WERTHEIM; SI $4,275,000
2026-08-27Sold for $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $127,273
2026-08-24Sold for $4,275,000 $4,275,000 $194,318
2026-01-12Deed $2,100,000 — from GIOVANNA SOLIMEO REVOCABLE TRUST; GIOVANNA SOLIMEO, AS TRUSTEE to PINEDA, RICARDO; KEINAN, JULIA $2,100,000
2026-01-06Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $95,455
2025-02-21Agreement $1,292,000 — from FLINT, KEISHA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,292,000
2025-01-02Mortgage $16,622 — from FLINT, KEISHA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $16,622
2023-08-17Deed $2,175,000 — from ECKERLE, JAMES MICHAEL to OLSAVSKY, KATHERINE; CLINTON, CONNOR $2,175,000
2023-08-17Mortgage $1,125,000 — from OLSAVSKY, KATHERINE; CLINTON, CONNOR to MERS, AS NOMINEE; UBS BANK USA $1,125,000
2023-07-31Sold for $2,175,000 $2,175,000 $98,864
2023-01-20Agreement $1,499,375 — from ORAM, JONATHAN H; ORAM, LISA H to CITIBANK NA $1,499,375
2022-08-23Mortgage $285,000 — from SHAPIRO, FRAN E; SHAPIRO, SAMUEL J to CITIZENS BANK NA $285,000
2022-04-14Mortgage $1,882,500 — from GRAZEL, JENNIFER to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,882,500
2022-04-14Deed $2,510,000 — from MCCANN, MEREDITH to GRAZEL, JENNIFER $2,510,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017251181541
20180289524
201910172626
2020602410343
20210279220
2022081812341
2023041911539
20240163313
202590125430
2026111514435
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The full timeline

Construction 113Enforcement 101Housing & tenants 170Ownership & money 543Health & systems 58

Every one of the 985 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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