893 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 195 HPD complaints, 118 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 16.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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 2019-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,650 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · Encampment (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$460,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 237 EAST 20 LLC |
| Head officer | ADAM PARKOFF |
| Managing agent | NEW PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,824,000 | $5,320,800 |
| 2026 | $13,597,000 | $6,118,650 |
| 2027 | $14,877,000 | $6,694,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 3 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 20 St — M15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 20 St & 2 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
237 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 NEW PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC — 62 buildings, 4,143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B21 · C6 · D8. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $939,025 on 2023-01-04 (lender: Flagstar Bank NA and New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-04 | Mortgage $939,026 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK NA; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $939,026 | |
| 2023-01-04 | AL&R $18,500,000 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK NA | $18,500,000 | |
| 2023-01-04 | Agreement $18,500,000 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK NA; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,500,000 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Agreement $18,500,000 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,500,000 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Mortgage $2,691,894 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,691,894 | |
| 2014-03-31 | Mortgage $5,933,711 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $5,933,711 | |
| 2010-10-27 | Agreement $11,300,000 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $11,300,000 | |
| 2010-10-27 | Mortgage $3,863,232 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,863,232 | |
| 2009-05-14 | EASE $254,562 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to THE SIMONS FOUNDATION, INC. | $254,563 | |
| 2003-10-07 | Mortgage $3,976,608 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $3,976,608 | |
| 1998-10-13 | Mortgage $1,862,500 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,862,500 | |
| 1996-06-27 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $2,500,000 | |
| 1996-06-27 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 237 EAST 20 LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $5,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 79 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 90 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2020 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 88 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 893 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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