Manhattan

40 West 20th St

Manhattan, NY 10011Individually ownedBBL 1008217501BIN 1076145

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Floors12
ClassR0

40 WEST 20TH ST is a property located at 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011. The building has 12 floors. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 162 building permits on record (115 active). There are 105 violations on record (10 currently open). 3 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

476records on file

The lot at 40 West 20TH St rises 12 stories over New York. In the 49 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 476 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 165 of its 476 records, fully 35%, fall under that one heading. Permit (162) and violation (105) trail well behind. 10 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2023.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 53.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 573 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 35% inspection, 49 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

476 filings. 49 years. One address.

Property Details

Address40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011
R0
Year BuiltN/A
Floors12
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1008217501
1076145
OwnershipIndividually owned

Building Permits

162 on record · 115 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 3, 2025Est. cost $20KJob #M00938883-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2025Est. cost $1Job #M00133871-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 28, 2025Est. cost $1Job #M00207941-I1
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 28, 2024Job #440113
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 5, 2024Est. cost $250KJob #140833917-01

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Violations

105 on record · 10 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2009Ticket #0168753595
FAILURE TO APPLY COLOR CODE IDENTIFYING PERMITTEE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2009Ticket #034418739H
MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION VIOLATION - MISCELLANEOUS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2007Ticket #040352799H
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2694302

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2694303

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2694304

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2714145

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2731921

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011 has 162 building permits on record, with 115 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Sep 3, 2025.

Does 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011 has 105 violations on record, with 10 currently open. Breakdown: 90 DOB, 15 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

Who owns 40 WEST 20TH ST?

40 WEST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10011 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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