The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.
1
Years listed
2021
Most recent
Final saleincl. property tax2021-12-17
10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03
30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10
60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18
From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 36 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 25 units registered2023 — 20
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
147
On record
2
Open Class C
6
Open Class B
0
Open Class A
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-12-30
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-12-30
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE MISSING LATCHSET AT DOOR LEADING TO LAUNDRY ROOM AT BASEMENT
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-09-09
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE CONCRETE LANDING UNDERNEATH DROP LADDER AT 2ND FIRE ESCAPE FROM WEST AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL (BUILDING FRONT)
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-09-09
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS [FLOWER POTS] AT 3RD STORY BALCONY AT 1ST FIRE ESCAPE FROM WEST AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL (BUILDING FRONT) AT FIRE ESCAPE
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Housing court
2
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
With a judgment
Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.
CLOSEDOpened 2015-09-04
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2005-08-18
Tenant action
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
3
Active
38
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE2018-02-05
ACTIVE · LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE2018-02-05
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2002-10-22
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
250
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
21
≈ per month
Felony97
Misdemeanor100
Violation53
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
4
Active violations
1
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 18 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
04Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
Pandl LLC
Head officer
Jonathan Ohebshalom
Managing agent
Sky Management Corp.
3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
9
Recorded sales
14
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2024-08-28 · $18,500,000
Most recent mortgage2018-12-19 · $2,153,118.08
Sale2024-08-28$18,500,000
421 WEST 21ST STREET LLC → PANDL LLC
Mortgage2018-12-19$2,153,118.08
borrower 421 WEST 21ST STREET LLC · lender CONNECTONE BANK
Mortgage2017-11-06$635,326.03
borrower 421 WEST 21ST STREET LLC · lender ACRC LENDER LLC
Mortgage2017-11-06$317,792.05
borrower 421 WEST 21ST STREET LLC · lender ACRC LENDER LLC
Sale2014-10-09$21,750,000
MARHEF CORPORATION → 421 WEST 21ST STREET LLC
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
784
Noise reports · last 12 mo
65
≈ per month
50
% from neighbors
Residential390
Commercial121
Unspecified121
Street/Sidewalk104
Vehicle28
Helicopter16
Park4
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.