249 21 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00891-0072BIN 3017419

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
0210 open HPD 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2019 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-08-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-08-175+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND/OR UNHINGED BUILDING DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2007-12-135+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS REQUIRED

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1RIssued 2007-09-065+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

634

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial272

Residential148

Unspecified124

Street/Sidewalk57

Vehicle31

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony17

Misdemeanor23

Violation12

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 REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

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 2007-10-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

249 21ST STREET LLC

Head officer

HAYDEE VARGAS

Managing agent

CHRISTOPHER DEVINCENZI

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

4413 5 AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

BoilersNon-Hazardous1993-05-21$100 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-10-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1991-05-17 · $147,500

Sale2018-10-25no recorded price

VARGAS, HAYDEE → 249 21 STREET LLC

Sale1996-08-16no recorded price

DE VINCENZI, RENATO → VARGAS, HAYDEE

Mortgage1991-05-17$147,500

borrower DE VINCENZI, RENATO · lender COLUMBIA FED SAVS BANK

Sale1991-05-03no recorded price

OUN, BASSAM MAHMOUDABU → DE VINCENZI, RENATO

Mortgage1982-12-15$40,000

borrower OUN, ABU BASSAM MAHMOUD · lender MARCHAND, ANTHONY, MARCHAND, INEZ

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