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42-48 East 20th St

Manhattan, NY 10003BBL 1008487503BIN 1016177
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Floors9
ClassR0

42-48 EAST 20TH ST is a property located at 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003. The building has 9 floors. It last sold for $2.8M on Aug 27, 2026. There are 107 building permits on record (53 active). There are 77 violations on record (8 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $2,000 in open balances 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.

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538records on file
1Energy Star

The lot at 42-48 East 20TH St rises 9 stories over New York. In the 38 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 538 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 107 of its 538 records, fully 20%, fall under that one heading. Mortgage (101) and violation (77) trail well behind. 8 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 2003.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 1, with a site energy-use intensity of 174.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 907 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 20% permit, 38 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.

538 filings. 38 years. One address.

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Property Details

Address42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003
R0
Year BuiltN/A
Floors9
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1008487503
1016177

Assessment & Sales

$2.8M
Last Sale DateAug 27, 2026

Building Permits

107 on record · 53 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 3, 2026Job #504475
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2026Est. cost $87KJob #M01237006-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2026Est. cost $20KJob #M01237006-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2026Est. cost $45KJob #M01237006-S3
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 15, 2026Est. cost $87KJob #M01237006-S1
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Violations

77 on record · 8 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,000
Judgments · 11 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $1,000Ticket #014098195N
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $1,000Ticket #014070195Z
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2023Ticket #014033674N
RECORDKEEPING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2017Ticket #011498351J
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2014Ticket #035024198Z
FAIL TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFWTY-UNSAFE FACADE

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0001722

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyGhg Emissions Ll97
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 14, 2026#2025-1016177-FTX-320
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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0005121

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 31, 2021#2546424
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 107 building permits on record, with 53 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Sep 3, 2026.

Does 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 77 violations on record, with 8 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 60 DOB, 13 ECB, 1 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,000. 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.

When was 42-48 EAST 20TH ST last sold?

42-48 EAST 20TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10003 last sold for $2.8M on Aug 27, 2026. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

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