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42 East 20th Street

A 9-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1899, in Manhattan, NY 10003.

Addresses on the lot: 42 to 48 East 20th Street.

HPD records as of October 26, 2026

0open HPD violationsnone hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past yearnone about heat
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

HPD lists no open violations at 42 East 20th Street. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to THE BULLMOOSE CONDOMINIUM.

Does 42 East 20th Street have open violations?

No. HPD lists no open violations at 42 East 20th Street as of October 26, 2026.

No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 42 East 20th Street?

42 East 20th Street is registered with HPD to THE BULLMOOSE CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

40 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10003 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 42 East 20th Street rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00848-7503.