42 East 20th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 22-unit, 9-story building at 42 East 20th Street in Gramercy, owned by Sam Shapiro, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years, though it maintains an active bedbug-free record since 2019. Most significant are repeated problems with building-wide services, including heating and water supply issues in 2023-2024 that were resolved by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and multiple violations related to failure to submit Energy Efficiency Reports (EER) between 2019 and 2022, all of which were ultimately dismissed after compliance was demonstrated.

In 2022, the building received a violation for not filing its annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been addressed promptly. The property has undergone periodic inspections for rodent and insect issues, with all recent inspections (from 2010 through 2014) passing without incident. Multiple food-related complaints were reported between 2022 and 2024, primarily focused on local food establishments rather than the building itself, including three food poisoning incidents in 2022 and 2023 that the Department of Health determined were isolated cases.

The building's only current violation as of 2024 pertains to a door self-closing mechanism, while recent plumbing and heating issues, classified as emergencies, have been promptly addressed. The most recent permit on record was issued in August 2020 for work related to the elevator system. Despite these various issues, the building's management has generally responded promptly to violations and service requests, though there have been occasional delays in submitting required documentation to the Department of Buildings.