A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.4. 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
Open HPD violations
6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-27.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
4
’24–25
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
Filed construction activity
$998,410 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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 (1901)
Yes
Six or more residential units (15)
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)
229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
Head officer
DANIEL HOCHBERG
Managing agent
MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-09-09
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
$2,699,000
$1,214,550
2026
$2,732,000
$1,229,400
2027
$2,992,000
$1,346,400
The city's market estimate has risen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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 · 450 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.
45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $1,750,000 on
2026-08-24 (lender: Prime Finance Short Duration Holding Company 9,), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-08-24
Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
$1,750,000
2026-08-24
Agreement $63,000,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
$63,000,000
2026-08-24
AL&R $63,000,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
$63,000,000
2022-08-18
Mortgage $5,900,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$5,900,000
2022-08-18
AL&R $5,900,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$5,900,000
2022-08-18
Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$3,700,000
2022-08-18
Agreement $51,650,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$51,650,000
2022-08-18
AL&R $3,700,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$3,700,000
2022-08-18
Mortgage $38,400,000 — from WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$38,400,000
2022-08-18
AL&R $51,650,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$51,650,000
2022-08-18
SPRD $13,250,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC
$13,250,000
2022-07-26
Deed $5,797,550 — from HSD GROUP ASSOCIATES LLC; SMG WEALTH HOLDINGS LLC; FELD-SON REALTY LLC; BGD ASSOCIATES LLC to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC
$5,797,550
2022-07-11
Sold for $5,797,550
$5,797,550
$386,503
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
89
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
0
1
4
2018
0
1
18
0
5
24
2019
0
1
5
0
3
9
2020
0
0
9
0
1
10
2021
0
0
8
0
2
10
2022
3
1
11
17
3
35
2023
14
3
2
0
3
22
2024
0
0
79
6
4
89
2025
0
0
8
0
2
10
2026
0
0
5
11
3
19
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Mortgage assigned — from PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM to PFP 9 SUB 8, L.P.
2026-08-31
AALR — from PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM to PFP 9 SUB 8, L.P.
2026-08-24
Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC
2026-08-24
Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
Agreement $63,000,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
AL&R $63,000,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24
TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC
2026-08-24
TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC
2026-07-26
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-26
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-25
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-05
Boiler inspection
2026-05-28
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-05-02
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-25
311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-08-31Mortgage assigned — from PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM to PFP 9 SUB 8, L.P.
2026-08-31AALR — from PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM to PFP 9 SUB 8, L.P.
2026-08-24Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC
2026-08-24Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24Mortgage assigned — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM
2026-08-24Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM$1,750,000
2026-08-24Agreement $63,000,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM$63,000,000
2026-08-24AL&R $63,000,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM$63,000,000
2026-08-24TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC
2026-08-24TL&R — from SLATE REC JPM L.P. to 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC
2024-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-27HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM
2024-06-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-06-06HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2024-06-06HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-06-06HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2024-06-06HPD 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
2024-06-06HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2024-06-06HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX AT P
2024-05-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2024-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2024-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2024-05-29HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2024-05-29HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022, NO CHANGES IN USE EGRESS OR OCC$5,000
2023-07-24Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2023-07-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-12Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-06-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-05-24Job filed: Application filed for structural work only. No change in use, occupancy or egress.$120,000
2023-05-17Job filed: Application filed for structural work only. Replace part of existing parapet and 5th floor facade. No change in use, occupancy or egress.$60,000
2023-05-08Job filed: Application filed for structural work only. No change in use, occupancy or egress.$120,000
2023-05-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-04-19Job filed: Proposed to renovate public halls on 1st through 5th floors. Work to include finish work as per plans. No change in use, occupancy or egress.$41,160
2023-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-02-15311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2023-02-10Job filed: Plumbing application filed in conjunction with GC application to renovate 2C and 5C. No Change in use, egress or occupancy.$25,000
2023-01-30Job filed: GC application filed to renovate of units 2C on the second floor and 5C on the fifth floor. Work includes removal and installation of interior non-loa$110,250
2023-01-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022
2022-12-06Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-12-05Job filed: Replace, relocate and add new plumbing fixture in 1st through 5th floor for units 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5B. No change in use, occupancy $112,000
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-15Job filed: Proposed to renovate units 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5B. Work to include removal and installation of interior non-load bearing partitions,$405,000
2022-09-13Mortgage assigned — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-09-13AALR — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-09-13Mortgage assigned — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-09-13AALR — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-09-13Mortgage assigned — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-09-13AALR — from SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC. to SLATE REIT REC WF III L.P.
2022-08-18Mortgage $5,900,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$5,900,000
2022-08-18AL&R $5,900,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$5,900,000
2022-08-18Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$3,700,000
2022-08-18Agreement $51,650,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$51,650,000
2022-08-18AL&R $3,700,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$3,700,000
2022-08-18Mortgage $38,400,000 — from WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$38,400,000
2022-08-18AL&R $51,650,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$51,650,000
2022-08-18SPRD $13,250,000 — from 300 WEST 21ST STREET OWNER LLC; WEST 22ND STREET OWNER LLC; 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC to SREC REIT HOLDINGS INC$13,250,000
2022-07-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-07-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-07-27HPD 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
2022-07-26Deed $5,797,550 — from HSD GROUP ASSOCIATES LLC; SMG WEALTH HOLDINGS LLC; FELD-SON REALTY LLC; BGD ASSOCIATES LLC to 229 WEST 20TH STREET OWNER LLC$5,797,550
2022-07-26Deed — from FELD-SON REALTY LLC to HSD GROUP ASSOCIATES LLC; BGD ASSOCIATES LLC; SMG WEALTH HOLDINGS LLC; FELD-SON REALTY LLC
2022-07-11Sold for $5,797,550$5,797,550
2022-06-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-03-09311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-03-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2022-02-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
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
2022-01-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection