420 West 205 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02201-0009BIN 1064498

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 21 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 40 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 42 apartments.

2018 — 40 units registered2023 — 40

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1948

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 10 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR NOT OPERABLE CELLAR TO CENTER YARD.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2007-08-285+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BULKHEAD TO ROOF BUILDING 416.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICKWORK OF STEPS FRONT COURT TO ENT OF EAST SECT 410 ALL.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water7

General1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-12-26 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-04-10 · closed

GeneralCooking Gas2025-02-03 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1167

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential432

Street/Sidewalk391

Unspecified188

Vehicle111

Commercial44

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

546

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony184

Misdemeanor314

Violation48

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WEST 205TH STREET REALTY CO LLC

Head officer

LISA CZOLACZ

Managing agent

FIVE STAR MANAGEMENT CO INC

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

309 COLUMBUS AVENUEMANHATTAN 3200 BROADWAYMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-01-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-30 · $379,658.12

Mortgage2021-04-30$379,658.12

borrower WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage2017-03-13$300,113.17

borrower WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-10-25$413,308.19

borrower WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2005-11-01$964,617.34

borrower WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage2000-02-11$511,484.25

borrower WEST 205TH STREET REALTY COMPANY, LLC · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale