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20 East 66 Street

343Records
16City systems
17Open violations
154.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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343 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 89 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1876
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)20 E 66 STREET LLC
BBL1013800060
BIN1041151

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 154.4. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

Open HPD violations17 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2020-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

27
’23–24
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Plumbing (2) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1876)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)20 E 66 STREET LLC
Head officerDAVID WEISS
Managing agentEMPIRE EQUITIES
Last registered2026-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,789,600 $3,055,320
2026$8,148,000 $3,666,600
2027$7,682,000 $3,456,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 66 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 +1 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 66 St & Madison Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

20 East 66 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 EMPIRE EQUITIES — 3 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
16 Barrow Street MN14 A
20 East 66 Street MN9 C
46 Henry Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,300,000 on 2020-10-22 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-22AL&R $2,300,000 — from 20 E. 66TH ST. CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,300,000
2020-10-22Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 20 E. 66TH ST. CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,300,000
2020-10-14RPTT&RET $3,900,000 — from MARIA BRICHETTO ARNABOLD, LETIZIA; MORATTI, FRANCESCA to EMPIRE EQ HOMES FUND LLC $3,900,000
2013-01-29RPTT $3,232,229 — from SECURFIN HOLDINGS S.P.A. to ARNABOLDI, LETIZIA MARIA B $3,232,229

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
61
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018310026
20190271313
202002473153
202135360145
202271412152
202310572161
2024002024
2025001012
202602250128
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 260Ownership & money 14Health & systems 19

Every one of the 343 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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