304 East 20 Street, Manhattan

A 1948 elevator apartment building on East 20 Street with 30 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

304 East 20 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009250060). The property is zoned R8B, on a 5,888 sq ft lot, with 8 floors and 70 residential units. It was built in 1948. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 30 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1009250060
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Gramercy
ZIP code	10003
Zoning district	R8B
Building class	D8 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	5,888 sq ft
Floors	8
Residential units	70
Year built	1948
FAR	9.56 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

2 open Department of Buildings violations
4 open ECB (OATH) violations
24 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-06-01)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.