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20 EXCHANGE PLACE

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20 EXCHANGE PLACE

20 EXCHANGE PLACE · Financial District

Year builtBuilt 1929
Residences≈ 762
Floors57
Building typeCondominium

A 57-story condominium built in 1929, with approximately 762 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered19

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Facade filed SWARMP

NYC DOB

The latest exterior inspection under FISP Cycle 6 reports the building's facade as SWARMP.

Tue Mar 14 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FISP report

Designated individual landmark

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated this building an individual landmark (City Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building). Exterior work in landmark buildings generally requires LPC review.

Tue Jun 25 · LP-01941

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970184F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 834,678 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 834678 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade A

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade A for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

11 DOB violation source records open

NYC DOB

Of 517 DOB violation source records on file, 11 are currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

8 major DOB filings (nearest: major alteration about 189 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Wed Jul 01 · M01233357

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

Wall St (2 3) is about 513 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 333

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCondominium
Built1929
Floors57
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 762
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1000270027
BIN1000830
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodOfficial NTA: Financial District–Battery Park CityFinancial District
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers7
Mortgage records7
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building71
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentOn file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents25
Complaint source records53
Bedbug filings10
Litigations2
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records517
Currently open (source records)11
Complaint source records132
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits275
Jobs221
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators36
Latest FISP conditionSWARMP
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales3
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

NY Attorney General

Offering plans1
Document rows0
Available online0
Metadata only0
Amendments1
Principals on file0
Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.A
ENERGY STAR score67

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.47.7
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.53.8
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.3,619.3
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.834,678
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal3,619.3
Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkCity Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building
Historic districtNot available
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectCross & Cross
Primary styleModern Classical
Primary materialGranite
Original useCommercial, offices
Date range (as recorded)1930 - 1931
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC5-5
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning mapNot available
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area24,524 sq ft
Built floor area ratioNot available
Maximum residential FARNot available
Land use category4
Building classRM
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970184F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.3
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block12
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft4
Within 500 ft7
New building filings1
Demolition filings1
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.189 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

Wall St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 · 513 ft
Broad St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines J Z · 553 ft
Wall St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 · 993 ft
Rector St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 1,225 ft
Bowling Green~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 · 1,265 ft

Bus

WATER ST/GOUVERNEUR LN~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM7 QM8 QM11 QM25 QM65
WATER ST/GOUVERNEUR LN~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15 M15-SBS
WATER ST/OLD SLIP~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15 SIM5
WATER ST/HANOVER SQ~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15 SIM5 SIM15 SIM35

Citi Bike

Pearl St & Hanover SquareDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 68 docks (published)
Water St & Gouverneur LnDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 37 docks (published)
William St & Pine StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 57 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

City Acres Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 666 ft
Whole Foods Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 879 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 546 ft
Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 567 ft
Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 637 ft

Hospital

New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,135 ft

Park

The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden~1 min walk (approx.) · 268 ft
Vietnam Veterans Plaza~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,042 ft
Bowling Green~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,150 ft

Parking

dock 24/7~2 min walk (approx.) · 447 ft

Ev Charging

Icon Parking Wall Park - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 238 ft
Andaz Wall Street - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 429 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~3 min walk (approx.) · 918 ft

Shipping

The UPS Store~1 min walk (approx.) · 131 ft
United States Post Office~1 min walk (approx.) · 212 ft

Clinic

Center for Hearing and Communication~4 min walk (approx.) · 925 ft
Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 968 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Zoned elementary school

The Peck Slip SchoolPoint-in-polygon match. Not inferred from nearest school.Zoned (DOE attendance zone)

Nearby schools

Millennium High School~2 min walk (approx.) · 531 ft
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,036 ft
New York City Charter School of the Arts~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,036 ft
Richard R. Green High School of Teaching~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,036 ft

Daycare

LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL~2 min walk (approx.) · 521 ft
LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL LLC~2 min walk (approx.) · 521 ft
GREEN IVY PINE STREET SCHOOL~3 min walk (approx.) · 679 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports23
NOISE RESIDENTIAL11
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING5
BUILDING CONDITION3
MOLD2
ELEVATOR1

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3879
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1245
NOISE RESIDENTIAL626
STREET CONDITION579
NOISE CONSTRUCTION556
BUILDING CONDITION190