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15 East 20 Street

561Records
20City systems
17Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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561 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 80 DOB permits, 60 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1844
Floors13
Res. units48
ClassP2
Owner (PLUTO)THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB
BBL1008750070
BIN1017939, 1090418

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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 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1975-10-10.

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Dirty Condition (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Noise (2) · Street Condition (2) · Found Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,876,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (43 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 (1844)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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 NATIONALARTS CLUB
Head officerCHRISTOPHER MCALLISTER
Managing agentThe National Arts Club
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,099,000 $3,644,550
2026$8,281,000 $3,726,450
2027$8,478,000 $3,815,100

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: BENEVOLENT

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)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
National Arts ClubAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 20 St & Park Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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

15 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

19 311 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
49
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172630112
2018121120227
20199750324
20201811131144
202120480537
2022125230949
20238170521
202413240221
202540130118
2026205029
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The full timeline

Construction 140Enforcement 127Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 6Health & systems 34

Every one of the 561 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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