461 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints, 67 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 120.9. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · APPLIANCE (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Lead (1) · Noise (1).
$575,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Paul Sklar as Receiver |
| Head officer | Paul Sklar |
| Managing agent | Safeguard Realty Management |
| Last registered | 2025-12-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,515,000 | $1,131,750 |
| 2026 | $2,475,000 | $1,113,750 |
| 2027 | $2,746,000 | $1,235,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full East Broadway — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Broadway / Catherine St — M9 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Division St & Bowery · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 002 Meyer London Middle: M.S. 131. 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.
21 Catherine Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,471,800 on 2024-01-25 (lender: UBS Ag), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | AL&R $15,450,000 — from E & F CATHERINE LLC; 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; 26 PARK PLACE BK LLC to UBS AG | $15,450,000 | |
| 2024-01-25 | Agreement $15,450,000 — from E & F CATHERINE LLC; 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; 26 PARK PLACE BK LLC to UBS AG | $15,450,000 | |
| 2024-01-25 | Mortgage $2,471,800 — from 26 PARK PLACE BK LLC; 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; E & F CATHERINE LLC to UBS AG | $2,471,800 | |
| 2020-05-04 | CORRD $14,000,000 — from CATHERINE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; E&F CATHERINE LLC | $14,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-30 | Agreement $10,500,000 — from 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; E & F CATHERINE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2020-03-30 | Mortgage $4,373,238 — from E & F CATHERINE LLC; 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,373,238 | |
| 2020-03-30 | Deed $14,000,000 — from CATHERINE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to 21-23 CATHERINE ST CC LLC; E&F CATHERINE LLC | $14,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-26 | Sold for $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $933,333 |
| 2015-04-06 | Mortgage $6,500,000 — from CATHERINE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2015-04-06 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from CATHERINE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2015-04-06 | Deed $8,800,000 — from QUONG BIG REALTY CORP to CATHERINE STREET ASSOCIATES LLC | $8,800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 37 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 63 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 29 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Every one of the 461 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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