390 East 21 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05151-0011BIN 3118545

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 14), discharged 2024-07-08.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 15 apartments.

2018 — 14 units registered2022 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

430

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS AT CELLAR, VACATE # 150537

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2026-01-29

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2025-11-07

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 3rd WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2023-05-03

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

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

153

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water60

Plumbing23

Door/Window18

Paint/Plaster15

Unsanitary Condition14

Flooring/Stairs7

Water Leak5

Electric5

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

1349

Noise reports · last 12 mo

112

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential994

Street/Sidewalk250

Unspecified49

Vehicle41

Commercial10

Helicopter5

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

534

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony172

Misdemeanor267

Violation95

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 7 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 REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2020-02-05

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-25Apt 2Cresidential

2022-05-23Apt 3Bresidential

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

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 2023-08-07

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-04-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDJUDGMENTOpened 2015-07-17

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC

Head officer

AJ Kurland

Managing agent

Alejandro Espinosa

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

1326 COMMONWEALTH AVENUEBRONX 2102 NEWKIRK AVENUEBROOKLYN 540 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 620 EAST 17 STREETBROOKLYN 79 SUNNYSIDE AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12019-10-07$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-08-23 · $1,350,000

Most recent mortgage2026-01-23 · $774,078.23

Mortgage2026-01-23$774,078.23

borrower OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC, BROOKHULL HOLDINGS LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Sale2023-08-23$1,350,000

E. 21ST AND NEWKIRK LLC → OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC

Mortgage2023-08-23$925,000

borrower OCEAN HEIGHTS HOLDINGS LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2015-08-17$1,639,877

borrower E. 21ST AND NEWKIRK LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2015-08-17$2,500,000

390 EAST 21ST D, LLC → E. 21 ST AND NEWKIRK LLC

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