343 West 21 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00745-0013BIN 1013290

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
024 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 9 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 15 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 9

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

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 2010-07-125+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE TO DOOR STREET ENTRANCE AT FRONT AREAWAY, 1st STORY

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2002-05-065+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES WASHBASIN & BATHTUB BATHROOM BASEMENT SOUTHEAST APT 1C. LOCATED AT APT 1C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2002-05-065+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES WASHBASIN & BATHTUB BATHROOM BASEMENT SOUTHEAST APT 1C. LOCATED AT APT 1C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2018-03-305+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2020-10-18 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2020-10-17 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

943

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential434

Commercial180

Street/Sidewalk145

Unspecified131

Vehicle31

Helicopter21

Park1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

412

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony123

Misdemeanor221

Violation68

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-12-06Apt 2Dresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BALLROOM BARKS INC

Head officer

BONNIE HEGARTY-DIAZ

Managing agent

BARGO PROPERTIES

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-08-24 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1973-08-31 · no recorded price

Sale2012-08-24no recorded price

FRED SICHEL LLC → BALLROOM BARKS! INC

Sale1977-06-03no recorded price

SUKAP RLTY CORP → SICHEL, FRED J

Mortgage1973-08-31no recorded price

borrower SUKAP REALTY CORP · lender FIRST NATL CTY BANK

Mortgage1973-07-16no recorded price

borrower SUKAP REALTY CORP · lender FIRST STATE BANK

Mortgage1966-07-27no recorded price

borrower SUKAP REALTY CORP · lender KALIK, MURRY

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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2021

Most recent

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale