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West 20 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00718 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 10011

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: West 20 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10011
Block: 00718
Lot: 0001
BBL: 1007180001
Unified address ID: 1007180001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R7B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 77,773 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 184 ft x 480 ft
Built FAR: 1.72
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 2
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Educational Structures - Theological Seminary (W7)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 6
Total units: 16
Residential units: 0
Building area: 133,885 sq ft
Building dimensions: 96 ft x 46 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: GEN THEO SEMINARY P E

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $25,082,000
Total assessment: $11,286,900
Land assessment: $6,840,000
Exempt total: $11,286,900
Assessment owner: GEN THEO SEMINARY P E

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Chelsea
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
23 St A C E

About 3 minutes on foot · 157 m

  • Penn Station 9 min 3 walking, 6 riding
  • Times Square 10 min 3 walking, 7 riding
  • Union Square 16 min 3 walking, 13 riding
  • Grand Central 18 min 3 walking, 15 riding
  • Fulton Street 18 min 3 walking, 15 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 23 min 3 walking, 20 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2026 $15,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2026 $55,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 2, 2026 $2,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 1, 2026 $2,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing May 5, 2026 $331,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing May 1, 2026 $80,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB filing Dec 19, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF 77 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 P...

  2. ECB violation Oct 20, 2025 $3,125

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED NO WORK STARTED ,FAILURE TO COMPLY AND SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATION...

  3. ECB violation Oct 7, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDERS TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS;...

  4. ECB violation Aug 14, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SIDEWALK SHED DESIGN DRAWING FOR BRACES INTERFERENCE LOCATED AT WALKWAY AREAS IN ADDITIONAL NO...

  5. Permit issued Jun 16, 2025

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

  6. ECB violation Mar 29, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    SUMMONS ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DUE TO MISSING MORTAR JOINTS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT EXPOSURE 1 JUST BELOW RO...

  7. DOB violation Feb 26, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    EMERGENCY WORK ORDER:AT TIME OF INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 3(SOUTH ELEVATION) BY CHAPEL ENTRANCE, LOOSE B...

2024

  1. ECB violation Nov 13, 2024 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED, INSTALLED FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION NOT CLOSE- FITTED TO FACADE A...

  2. DOB violation Sep 11, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: - OBSERVED DAMAGED MASONRY INCLUDING LOOSE/MISSING MOR...

  3. DOB violation Jun 23, 2024

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2023)

  4. Permit issued Jun 18, 2024

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

  5. DOB violation Apr 8, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG A CODE COMPLAINT.OBSERVED ERODING,MASONRY AT MULTIPLE LOCATTION.CRACKS & SPALLING MASONRY AT...

  6. DOB violation Apr 8, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    EMERG WRK ORD DUE TO IMMINENT HAZARDS ON EXP #1 STR ELEV. ERODED, DISINTEGRATING CRACKS IN MASONRY AT SEVERAL LOC ON ...

2023

  1. DOB violation Aug 16, 2023

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED DAMAGED MORTAR JOINTS&SPALLED STONE WORK ON EXPOSURE...

  2. Permit issued Jun 12, 2023

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

2022

  1. Permit issued May 31, 2022

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

2021

  1. Permit issued Jun 2, 2021

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

2020

  1. Permit issued Jun 10, 2020

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

2019

  1. ECB violation Dec 9, 2019 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #38268275N ON 2/14/19,& TO FILE A CERT OF COR...

2018

  1. DOB filing Aug 3, 2018 $5,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALL OF TEMP TENTS, SCAFFOLD FLOOR AND PLATFORM, NO ALT TO EXIST STRUCTURES, FOR THE OREN WEDDING IN THE EXTERIOR ...

2017

  1. DOB filing Jan 24, 2017 $5,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE (1) NEW COMBINATION NAT GAS/OIL BURNER ONTO EXISTING BOILER IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAA 140043575. RECONNECT EXIS...

2016

  1. DOB filing Aug 15, 2016 $67,500

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL (1) NEW 10 GAGE STAINLESS STEEL LINER IN EXISTING BRICK CHIMNEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 121520201. NO CHANGE...

2015

  1. DOB filing Sep 29, 2015 $67,500

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL (1)NEW 10 GAGE STAINLESS STEEL LINER IN EXISTING BRICK CHIMNEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 121520201. NO CHANGE ...

  2. DOB filing Apr 8, 2015 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 10' LONG X 8' HIGH X 12' WIDE DURING EXTERIOR MASONRY WORK AS PER PLANS. N...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC.
PHILIP SUSI
Owner
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ANTHONY KHANI
Owner
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ANTHONY KHANI
Owner
CS BRIDGE CORP
LORRAINE HOSTY
Owner
THE GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMI
LANG LOWREY
Owner
THE GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
LANG LOWREY
Owner
THE GEN. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF
DENNIS FRAULEY
Owner
PERIMETER BRIDGE & SCAFFOLD
FARI HAMA
Owner
General Theological Seminary
Ward Ewing
Owner
180 TENTH AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASS
RICHARD MASON

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Vanderbilt University - NYC
ELMONT, NY, 11003
Owner
Vanderbilt University
REGO PARK, NY, 11374
Owner
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
Owner
STEEL CONSTRUCTION LLC
MONROE TWP, NJ, 08831
Owner
PR
TUCKAHOE, NY, 10707
Owner
GTS
ALLENTOWN, PA, 18109
Owner
ARSENAL SCAFFOLD, INC
Boonton, NJ, 07005
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

LESSOR
440 WEST 21ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10011
LESSEE
KIRKLAND HALL, ONE VANDERBILT WAY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37240
LESSOR
C/O: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
KIRKLAND HALL, ONE VANDERBILT WAY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37240
LESSEE
C/O: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
KIRKLAND HALL, ONE VANDERBILT WAY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37240
PARTY 1
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES
440 WEST 21ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10011
PARTY ONE
350 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY TWO
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED
STATES; 440 WEST 21ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
Party 2
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES
175 NINTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10011
GRANTEE/BUYER
440 WEST 21ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10011
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O THE BRODSKY ORGANIZATION, LLC
400 WEST 59TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner