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20 West 120 Street

198Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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198 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations, 20 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1887
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)GREAT HILL EQUITIES INC.
BBL1017180144
BIN1053306

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Disorderly Youth (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GREAT HILL EQUITIES, INC.
Head officerEDA NUSSBAUMER
Managing agentGREAT HILL EQUITIES
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,022,400 $460,080
2026$818,000 $368,100
2027$982,000 $441,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 120 St — M1 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMt Morris Park W & W 120 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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 West 120 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

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GREAT HILL EQUITIES, INC — 3 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
67 West 126 Street MN8 A
73 West 126 Street MN8 A
20 West 120 Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,000 on 2009-07-30 (lender: Great Hill Equities, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-06-17Deed $750,000 — from 20 W120TH STREET LLC to GREAT HILL EQUITIES INC. $750,000
2010-06-18Deed $700,000 — from TINSLEY, GAIL HELEN to GAIL HOUSE, LLC $700,000
2010-01-26XXXX $35,000 — from TINSLEY, GAIL to GREAT HILL EQUITIES, LLC $35,000
2009-07-30Mortgage $35,000 — from TINSLEY, GAIL to GREAT HILL EQUITIES, LLC $35,000
2009-06-03Mortgage $35,000 — from TINSLEY, GAIL to GREAT HILL EQUITIES, LLC $35,000
2002-11-22Mortgage $252,200 — from TINSLEY, GAIL HELEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $252,200
1998-12-08Mortgage $145,000 — from PATTON, JESSIE M.; TINSLEY, GAIL HELEN to PATTON, LEROY $145,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800112
201900224
202000404
202101304
202200314
202300325
202400426
202501427
202610326
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 18Health & systems 20

Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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