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20 East 130 Street

374Records
13City systems
57Open violations
300.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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374 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 HPD complaints, 110 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)PHILADELPHIA COMM. SERVICES HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP
BBL1017540062
BIN1054249

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 300.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

Open HPD violations57 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-18.

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

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · GENERAL (9) · ELECTRIC (7) · SAFETY (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Philadelphia Community Services HDFC
Head officerAva Stapp
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$579,000 $260,550
2026$482,000 $216,900
2027$565,000 $254,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 129 St — M1 · 250 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 131 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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 130 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

55 311 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $455,000 on 2006-03-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-03-22Agreement $350,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HOUSING to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV $350,000
2006-03-22Agreement $270,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HOUSING to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV $270,000
2006-03-22Mortgage $455,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HOUSING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $455,000
2006-03-22Agreement $455,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HOUSING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $455,000
2001-09-07Mortgage $270,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SVCS HSNG DVLPMNT to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $270,000
2001-09-07Mortgage $350,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SVCS HSNG DVLPMNT to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $350,000
2001-09-07Mortgage $455,000 — from PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SVCS HSNG DVLPMNT to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $455,000
1982-07-20Mortgage $12,000 — from WADE, JOHN RICO to CITY OF NEW YORK $12,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011
2018134
2019527
2020011
2021415
202236238
202362365
2024336
20251125117
202619322
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 306Ownership & money 20Health & systems 34

Every one of the 374 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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