0120 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 34 apartments
0218 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
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 OATH/ECB 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.
HPD enforcement
Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 13), discharged 2020-09-21.
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The owner registered 34 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 34 apartments.
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2018 — 34 units registered2023 — 34
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
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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.
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This building
HPD housing-maintenance violations
71
Open now
799
On record
20
Open Class C
46
Open Class B
5
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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-04-272 violations
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3HIssued 2026-04-132 violations
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-11-10
§ 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 LATCH AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2025-10-062 violations
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 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 DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
164
All time
22
Last 12 months
Paint/Plaster34
Unsanitary Condition34
Water Leak21
Plumbing19
Door/Window17
Heat/Hot Water8
Electric8
Flooring/Stairs8
PlumbingToilet2026-10-16 · open
PlumbingBasin/Sink2026-10-16 · open
Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-16 · open
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1154
Noise reports · last 12 mo
96
≈ per month
75
% from neighbors
Residential869
Street/Sidewalk189
Unspecified51
Vehicle36
Commercial7
Helicopter2
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 crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
547
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
46
≈ per month
Felony181
Misdemeanor268
Violation98
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.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
6
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated
2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
DOB building violations
1
Active
9
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.
Evictions
4
Executed, all time
2
Last 3 years
2024-07-15Apt # 4Jresidential
2024-07-15Apt # 4Jresidential
2018-08-09Apt 3Gresidential
2018-03-01Apt 2Hresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
14
Cases on record
0
Open now
6
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 2024-02-16
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2019-11-21
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-18
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2018-06-21
False Certification Non-Lead
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
354 EAST 21 STREET REALTY CORP
Head officer
MEILECH SIMKOWITZ
Managing agent
354 EAST 21 STREET REALTY CORP
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
Ownership & money
3
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1993-11-19 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2008-10-24 · $736,989.11
Mortgage2008-10-24$736,989.11
borrower 354 EAST 21ST STREET REALTY CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
Mortgage2008-10-24$1,300,000
borrower 354 EAST 21ST STREET RALTY CORP · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
borrower 354 EAST 21ST STREETREALTY CORP · lender COMMUNITY CAPITAL BANK
Sale1993-11-19no recorded price
BLACK, THELMA → 354 EAST 21ST STREETRTY
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.