15 East 20 Street, Manhattan
A 1844 indoor public assembly building on East 20 Street with 32 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
15 East 20 Street is an indoor public assembly building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008750070). The property is zoned R8B, on a 10,902 sq ft lot, with 13 floors and 49 residential units. It was built in 1844. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 32 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1008750070 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 6 |
| Neighborhood | Gramercy |
| Zoning district | R8B |
| Building class | P2 — indoor public assembly building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 10,902 sq ft |
| Floors | 13 |
| Residential units | 49 |
| Year built | 1844 |
| FAR | 7.82 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Gramercy Park Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 13 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 17 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-05-25)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.