The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% 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 5.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (54) · Building/Use (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Obstruction (1).
Filed construction activity
$3,499,746 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (23 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
231 W 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
Head officer
DREW POPKIN
Managing agent
MCCALLISTER MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-09-16
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,278,000
$1,475,100
2026
$3,497,000
$1,573,650
2027
$3,687,000
$1,659,150
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
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
Subway
18 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
W 20 St & 7 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,669,375 on
2020-07-10 (lender: CIT Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-12-05
M&CON $7,300,043 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
$7,300,043
2024-12-05
AL&R $7,300,043 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
$7,300,043
2020-07-10
Mortgage $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$1,669,375
2020-07-10
AL&R $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$3,246,250
2020-07-10
Mortgage $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$3,246,250
2020-07-10
Deed $4,575,000 — from BRIAN A. RAPHAN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JAMES SOBRINO; CASSANDRA W. BROWN, EXECUTOR to 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
$4,575,000
2020-07-10
AL&R $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$1,384,375
2020-07-10
Mortgage $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$1,384,375
2020-07-10
AL&R $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA
$1,669,375
2020-07-02
Sold for $4,575,000
$4,575,000
$762,500
2018-09-10
Mortgage $110,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT
$110,000
2016-08-19
Mortgage $215,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT
$215,000
2004-11-15
Mortgage $250,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$250,000
1990-06-05
Mortgage $65,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES; SOBRINO, J.F. DR AKA to CHEMICAL BANK
$65,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
47
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
0
1
2
2018
0
1
4
1
2
8
2019
0
0
2
0
3
5
2020
21
4
9
13
0
47
2021
20
13
12
0
1
46
2022
14
2
5
0
3
24
2023
6
6
24
0
1
37
2024
4
1
6
3
1
15
2025
3
2
26
0
1
32
2026
2
4
31
0
1
38
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2023-04-03311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-03-06Certificate of occupancy Initial
2023-01-31Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-01-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-01-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED STORED JERSEY BARRIERS ON STREET WITHOUT DISPLAYED DOT PERMIT. UPON DOT RECORD, NO PERMIT TO O
2023-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-12-07Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-12-04311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-10-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-08311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2022-09-29Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-09-29Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-06-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD FOR WORKER ACCESS DURING CONSTRUCTION. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH NYCC 2014 CHAPTER 33 . NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPAN$1,000
2022-06-16Job filed: Plumbing work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$82,000
2022-05-26Job filed: Install new sprinklers and associated piping as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$14,850
2022-05-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD FOR WORKER ACCESS DURING CONSTRUCTION. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH NYCC 2014 CHAPTER 33 . NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPAN$1,000
2022-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS FOR MULTIPLE WORKING PLATFORMS.AT TIME OF INSP
2022-03-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-03-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10Elevator permit: INSTALL NEW DUAL JACK 1:2 ROPED HOLELESS HYDRAULIC PASSENGER ELEVATOR PER ASME A17.1-2000/03, PART 3, CHAPTER 30, APPENDIX K. PERF$229,000
2022-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-15Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-02-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD FOR WORKER ACCESS DURING CONSTRUCTION. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH NYCC 2014 CHAPTER 33 . NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPAN$1,000
2022-02-01Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-02-01Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-01-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2021
2021-12-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-12-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
2021-10-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-10-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR AMENDMENTS.AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED AN ACTIVE JOBSITE WITH
2021-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2021-10-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2021-10-15Job filed: Install new sprinklers and associated piping as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$14,850
2021-10-15Job filed: Mechanical work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$20,000
2021-10-15Job filed: Plumbing work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$82,000
2021-10-13Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-10-13Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-10-13Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-10-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-10-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-10-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-10-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-09-24311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2021-09-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2021-09-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVE AMENDMENTS.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED TEMPORARY SHORIN
2021-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-18Job filed: Structural work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$1,000
2021-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-05-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED CONSTRUCTIONS DOCUMENTS AT JOB SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF P$312
2021-04-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/DISPLAY ON SITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BC CHAPTER 33. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF PROPOSED 6 STY ALT-1 JOBSITE
2021-04-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION FOR SIDEWALKS & WALKWAYS. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF PROPOSED 6 STY ALT-1 JOBSITE WAS A$2,500
2021-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2021-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-14FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-04-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-17Job filed: Plumbing work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$82,000
2021-03-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-03-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-03-01Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2021-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2021-02-18Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-02-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-01-25Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-01-25Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-01-13Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2020
2020-12-17Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-12-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYCC 2014 CHAPTER 33 BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2020-12-02Job filed: FILED HEREWITH PLANS & APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR STRUCTURAL PARTIAL DEMOLITION WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCT$48,732
2020-12-02Job filed: FILED HEREWITH PLANS & APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR STRUCTURAL PARTIAL DEMOLITION WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCT$48,732
2020-12-02Job filed: FILED HEREWITH PLANS & APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR STRUCTURAL PARTIAL DEMOLITION WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCT$48,732
2020-11-10Job filed: Install Temporary Construction Fence as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$1,000
2020-11-05Job filed: FILED HEREWITH BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 25.00 FT. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE, OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #12120
2020-11-05Job filed: FILED HEREWITH BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 25.00 FT. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE, OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #12120
2020-10-31311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2020-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2020-10-22Job filed: PROVIDE SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #121208353.
2020-10-22Job filed: PROVIDE SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION WORK AS PER PLANS FILED. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #121208353.
2020-10-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-10-20Job filed: FOUNDATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING ENLARGEMENT. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #121208353.
2020-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-10-15CERT — from BR TITLE GROUP, LLC
2020-10-15ZONE — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
2020-09-23Job filed: Structural work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$1,000
2020-09-17Job filed: Mechanical work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$20,000
2020-09-17Job filed: Plumbing work as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353.$82,000
2020-09-09Job filed: Install new sprinklers and associated piping as per plans filed. Filed in conjunction with Alt I #121208353. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$14,850
2020-07-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATI
2020-07-10Mortgage $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$1,669,375
2020-07-10AL&R $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$3,246,250
2020-07-10Mortgage $3,246,250 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$3,246,250
2020-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT
2020-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT
2020-07-10Deed $4,575,000 — from BRIAN A. RAPHAN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JAMES SOBRINO; CASSANDRA W. BROWN, EXECUTOR to 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC$4,575,000
2020-07-10AL&R $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$1,384,375
2020-07-10Mortgage $1,384,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$1,384,375
2020-07-10AL&R $1,669,375 — from 231 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to CIT BANK, NA$1,669,375
2020-07-09Job filed: FILED HEREWITH PLANS & APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING DEMOLITION WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCTIO$22,000
2020-07-09Job filed: FILED HEREWITH PLANS & APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING DEMOLITION WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS. FILED IN CONJUNCTIO$22,000
2020-07-02Sold for $4,575,000$4,575,000
2020-06-26Job filed: A1$1,300,000
2020-06-26Job filed: A1$1,590,000
2020-06-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-10Mortgage $110,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT$110,000
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-03Boiler inspection
2017
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-08-19Mortgage $215,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to SINEL, ELLIOT$215,000
2016-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2013
2013-11-19Agreement — from CALADIUM W20 LLC to SOBRINO, JAMES
2012-08-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-04-09DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-12-13Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to CHEMICAL BANK
2004-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
2004-11-15Mortgage $250,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$250,000
2004-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from SOBRINO, JAMES to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
2004-08-31CORRD — from JAMES SOBRINO, EXECUTOR to SOBRINO, JAMES
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-06-05Mortgage $65,000 — from SOBRINO, JAMES; SOBRINO, J.F. DR AKA to CHEMICAL BANK$65,000
1987
1987-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WIRE SCREEN BENEATH SKYLIGHT 3 STY PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD.
1987-11-20HPD class A: D26-33.03 ADM CODE POST A SIGN IN ROOMING UNIT SHOWING MAXIMUM LAWFUL OCCUPANCY FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES 2 STY FRONT WEST ROOM 5.
1987-11-20HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
1987-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALLING MASONRY TO WALLS AND COLUMNS AT ENTRANCE WAY TO AT
1987-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALLING BROWNSTONE WINDOW SILLS AT 2ND AND 3RD STORY FRONT
1987-11-20HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT FRONT FIRE ESCAPE.
1980
1980-11-07Mortgage — from SOBRINO, JAMES to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
1980-10-20Mortgage — from SOBRINO, JAMES to HYFIN CREDIT UNION
1973
1973-09-26Deed — from AREVALO, ROSE FONTAL; AREVALO, JOSEPH to SOBRINO, JAMES