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420 West 205 Street

470Records
11City systems
21Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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470 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1948
Floors3
Res. units42
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY .
BBL1022010009
BIN1064498

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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 73% 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 5.5. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1983-09-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Water System (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Street Sweeping Complaint (3) · Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (2).

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 (1948)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)WEST 205TH STREET REALTY CO LLC
Head officerLISA CZOLACZ
Managing agentFIVE STAR MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,311,000 $1,039,950
2026$2,441,000 $1,098,450
2027$2,370,000 $1,066,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

Subway207 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 207 St — M100 · 600 ft
Citi Bike10 Ave & W 204 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Ellen Lurie
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

420 West 205 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

37 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FIVE STAR MANAGEMENT CO INC — 7 buildings, 162 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
420 West 205 Street MN42 A
59 West 76 Street MN32 A
3200 Broadway MN30 A
313 Columbus Avenue MN23 B
201 West 88 Street MN18 A
100 West 69 Street MN14 B
239 1 Avenue MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $379,658 on 2021-05-10 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-10Agreement $2,500,000 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,500,000
2021-05-10Mortgage $379,658 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $379,658
2017-04-05Agreement $2,300,000 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,300,000
2017-04-05Mortgage $300,113 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $300,113
2012-11-14Mortgage $413,308 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $413,308
2012-11-14Agreement $2,200,000 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2012-11-14Agreement $2,200,000 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2005-11-18AL&R $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC $2,000,000
2005-11-18Agreement $2,000,000 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,000,000
2005-11-18Mortgage $964,617 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $964,617
2000-02-11Mortgage $511,484 — from WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $511,484
1994-03-31Mortgage $156,097 — from L.N. & D. SHACHNOW to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $156,097
1994-03-31Mortgage $98,850 — from L.N. & D. SCHACHNOW to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP $98,850
1986-01-17Mortgage $267,271 — from L. N. D. SHACHNOW to COLUMBIA EQUITIES, LTD. $267,271

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170132217
20180130215
20190100313
20200940195
20211762180
20221150117
20231100112
2024090413
20250220325
20260170724
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 383Ownership & money 41Health & systems 38

Every one of the 470 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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