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20 Sherman Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02175-0100

Built
1920
Floors
6
Residential units
41
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7-2
Lot area
9,812 sq ft
Floor area
41,000 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded
Last sale
$7,850,000

En español: 2 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 7 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 3 años abierta, desde el 30 de mayo de 2023.

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  1. 2

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    3 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 5

    Class B, hazardous

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 8 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 20 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 7 open HPD violations run from January 5, 2026 to November 25, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 30, 2023.

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DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale, for water and sewer charges only. The last list it appeared on was the 30-day notice of April 2025.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued February 22, 2022.
Housing court
14 housing court cases here since 2008, most of them tenant actions.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed October 5, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007, and SWARMP in 2014 and 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 3 work permits here, the newest issued March 28, 2022, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued March 28, 2022, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued March 14, 2022, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued December 29, 2021, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 56 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected September 24, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 19, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
Tax exemption
Has an Article XI tax exemption (DOF 2026/27 roll).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C2 open
Notice sent1927140220 Sherman Ave LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent1916670720 Sherman Ave LLC
Class B5 open
Notice sent1927140320 Sherman Ave LLC
CIV14 mailed1916197020 Sherman Ave LLC
CIV14 mailed1916196920 Sherman Ave LLC
CIV14 mailed1916196820 Sherman Ave LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)18374111

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Questions about this building

Does 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan had 7 open violations on October 10, 2026: 7 from HPD. 2 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 3 years, since May 30, 2023.

Is 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 8 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 20 Class C violations: 19 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued February 22, 2022. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 14 housing court cases here since 2008, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

What did the latest facade report find at 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed October 5, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007, and SWARMP in 2014 and 2017. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 56 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On September 24, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 19, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

Does 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have a property tax exemption?

The building has an Article XI tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.

When was 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 41 residential units at 20 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 20 Sherman Ave, Manhattan: 41 units, 2 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/20-sherman-avenue-manhattan

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