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21 Maiden Lane

542Records
20City systems
2Open violations
12Penalty rate

542 recorded events, 1996–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 65 DOB permits, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1900
Floors8
Res. units30
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)YJL HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1000650006
BIN1001096

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$14,062 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Missed Collection (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$474,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)YJL Holdings LLC
Head officerY Lam
Managing agentLawrence Leung
Last registered2025-12-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,288,000 $4,179,600
2026$8,960,000 $4,032,000
2027$9,122,000 $4,104,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubwaySandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cortlandt St — M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLiberty St & Nassau St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

21 Maiden Lane

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $356,765 on 2020-03-06 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-06Mortgage $356,766 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $356,766
2020-03-06Agreement $8,800,000 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $8,800,000
2020-03-06AL&R $8,800,000 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $8,800,000
2017-02-13Mortgage $2,499,451 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,499,451
2017-02-13Agreement $9,000,000 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,000,000
2017-02-13AL&R $9,000,000 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $9,000,000
2011-11-21Agreement $8,000,000 — from BANK OF CHINA to YJL HOLDINGS LLC $8,000,000
2011-11-21AL&R $8,000,000 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to BANK OF CHINA $8,000,000
2011-11-21Mortgage $237,100 — from YJL HOLDINGS LLC to BANK OF CHINA $237,100
2011-11-21Deed $14,500,000 — from 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY, L.L.C. to YJL HOLDINGS LLC $14,500,000
2010-01-26Mortgage $634,492 — from 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $634,492
2010-01-26AL&R $7,950,000 — from 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,950,000
2010-01-26Agreement $7,950,000 — from 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,950,000
2005-01-14Agreement $8,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY L.L.C. $8,000,000
2005-01-14Mortgage $836,343 — from 21-23 MAIDEN LANE REALTY L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $836,343

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177275122
201841130523
201958240441
202057145334
202148200537
202232160223
20236090217
202471290331
202521070322
202670100118
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 100Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 54Health & systems 41

Every one of the 542 recorded events, 1996–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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