445 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 82 311 service requests, 53 DOB permits.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 82. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (4) · Air Quality (3) · Noise (2) · Encampment (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Water System (1).
$1,573,096 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 40 EAST 20TH STREET |
| Head officer | EILEEN A CHOI |
| Managing agent | KLEIN PROPERTY MGT |
| Last registered | 2024-12-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,572,462 | $707,608 |
| 2026 | $1,677,279 | $754,776 |
| 2027 | $4,265,000 | $1,919,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 171% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenlen | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 550 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 20 St & Park Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
40 East 20 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 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.
Managed by KLEIN PROPERTY MGT — 9 buildings, 593 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Elizabeth Street | MN | 167 | B |
| 5 Windham Loop | SI | 163 | B |
| 2265 Gerritsen Avenue | BK | 100 | D |
| 9 Donna Court | SI | 96 | A |
| 354 Broome Street | MN | 37 | A |
| 312 East 22 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 114 East 36 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 40 East 20 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 142 Prospect Park West | BK | 4 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Agreement $1,870,000 — from SUN, ANNE; KWAN, JUSTIN to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,870,000 | |
| 2025-12-11 | Agreement $1,870,000 — from SUN, ANNE; KWAN, JUSTIN to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,870,000 | |
| 2025-12-11 | Mortgage $7,169 — from KWAN, JUSTIN; SUN, ANNE to US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $7,169 | |
| 2025-07-28 | Mortgage $2,137,500 — from 40 EAST 20TH STREET LLC to MERS, INC. | $2,137,500 | |
| 2025-05-30 | Agreement $1,875,000 — from KWAN, JUSTIN; SUN, ANNE to U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,875,000 | |
| 2025-05-02 | Deed $3,750,000 — from FLEURY, PATRICK A.; REYCROFT, EMILY M. to KWAN, JUSTIN; SUN, ANNE | $3,750,000 | |
| 2025-04-16 | Sold for $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $750,000 |
| 2024-12-10 | Deed $3,075,000 — from MONAHAN, MARK; LIN, TERESA to 40 EAST 20TH STREET LLC | $3,075,000 | |
| 2024-11-14 | Sold for $3,075,000 | $3,075,000 | $615,000 |
| 2024-08-07 | Mortgage $1,860,000 — from 40 EAST 20TH LLC to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,860,000 | |
| 2024-08-07 | Deed $3,100,000 — from WALSAM 40 EAST 20 LLC to 40 EAST 20TH LLC | $3,100,000 | |
| 2024-07-25 | Sold for $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $620,000 |
| 2019-11-19 | Agreement $2,635,000 — from FLEURY, PATRICK A; REYCROFT, EMILY M to WELLS FARGO BANK | $2,635,000 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Mortgage $854,855 — from FLEURY, PATRICK A; REYCROFT, EMILY M to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $854,855 | |
| 2018-06-20 | Agreement $1,827,174 — from FLEURY, PATRICK; REYCROFT, EMILY to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,827,174 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 37 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 445 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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