21 Butler Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01170-0037BIN 3029327

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 23 apartments
022 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 23 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

109

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 HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2022-05-02

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2022-09-06

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH WALL APPROX. 3 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15134829 ISSUED 05-MAY-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

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

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2022-05-09

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2022-05-09

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster5

General4

Heat/Hot Water4

Plumbing3

Electric2

Unsanitary Condition1

Water Leak1

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

1615

Noise reports · last 12 mo

135

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Helicopter1053

Residential213

Street/Sidewalk173

Unspecified124

Vehicle31

Commercial20

Park1

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

219

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony47

Misdemeanor132

Violation40

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 · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

15-21 BUTLER OWNERS CORP

Head officer

BRANDON WECHSLER

Managing agent

HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC

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

1107 PROSPECT AVENUEBROOKLYN 1115 PROSPECT AVENUEBROOKLYN 143 JACKSON STREETBROOKLYN 145 LAFAYETTE AVENUEBROOKLYN 147 SOUTH OXFORD STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-01-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-12-15 · $491,164.04

Mortgage2020-12-15$491,164.04

borrower 15-21 BUTLER OWNERS CORP. · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2016-09-27$443,450.9

borrower 15-21 BUTLER OWNERS CORP. · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage1998-09-23$49,094.92

borrower 15-21 BUTLER OWNERSCORP · lender NCB CAPITAL CORPORATION

Mortgage1996-01-03$178,775.73

borrower 15-21 BUTLER OWNERSCORP · lender BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS FSB

Mortgage1996-01-03$100,000

borrower 15-21 BUTLER OWNERSCORP · lender BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS, FSB

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