249 West 21 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00771-0013BIN 1014067

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 15 apartments
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
038 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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 15 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

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 building4 others linked to the same owner

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 2010-02-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING SIGN AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2WIssued 2024-03-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARD WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2WIssued 2023-10-31

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOB AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2WIssued 2023-10-31

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water10

Flooring/Stairs7

Plumbing6

Door/Window5

Electric5

Paint/Plaster5

Unsanitary Condition3

General1

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

1057

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential557

Unspecified177

Commercial144

Street/Sidewalk128

Vehicle27

Helicopter22

House of Worship2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

506

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony164

Misdemeanor281

Violation61

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 8 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 REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1998-05-04

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

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 2023-03-24

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-03-22

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Zada Group LLC

Head officer

Danny Rahimzada

Managing agent

Nejat Management

4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$315

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.

BoilersClass 22021-04-22$315 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-07-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-07-21 · $3,398,000

Mortgage2021-07-21$3,398,000

borrower D-J ZADA 249W21 LLC, ZADA GROUP LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2021-07-12no recorded price

ZADA GROUP LLC → D-J ZADA 249W21 LLC

Sale1998-09-17no recorded price

DELTA OWNERSHIP CORP → ZADA GROUP LLC

Sale1990-08-29no recorded price

14 MORTON ST ASSOC → DELTA OWNERSHIP CORP

Mortgage1990-04-02$218,927.77

borrower 14 MORTON STREET ASSOC · lender COHOES SAVINGS BANK

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale