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21 Greenwich Avenue

630Records
13City systems
0Open violations
61Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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630 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 453 311 service requests, 43 DOB permits, 33 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)GREENWICH-TENTH COMPANY
BBL1006100053
BIN1010688, 1084954

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 61. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

333 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (155) · Homeless Person Assistance (89) · Dirty Condition (53) · Drug Activity (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,411,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)GREENWICH-TENTH COMPANY LLC
Head officerDEBBY SCHWARTZ
Managing agentBUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,689,000 $3,010,050
2026$8,027,000 $3,612,150
2027$9,632,000 $4,334,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Christopher St / Greenwich Av — M8 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGreenwich Ave & Charles St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 Greenwich Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

333 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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137 West 12 Street MN105 A
51 Avenue A MN103 B
31 East 12 Street MN81 A
54 Riverside Drive MN80 A
312 West 23 Street MN77 A
91 7 Avenue MN68 A
222 West 15 Street MN64 A
319 West 18 Street MN60 A
230 East 71 Street MN60 A
975 1 Avenue MN59 A
315 East 56 Street MN55 A
16 East 98 Street MN53 A
240 Riverside Drive MN47 A
1 Sheridan Square MN45 A
200 East 28 Street MN43 A
230 East 50 Street MN43 A
15 West 11 Street MN42 A
4 West 109 Street MN41 A
48 West 8 Street MN40 A
189 Bleecker Street MN40 A
129 5 Avenue MN37 A
140 Thompson Street MN30 A
477 Central Park West MN30 A
333 East 41 Street MN28 A
58 West 8 Street MN28 A
809 Greenwich Street MN27 A
225 West 14 Street MN27 A
334 West 22 Street MN27 A
153 West 10 Street MN27 A
54 Morningside Drive MN25 A
59 Bedford Street MN25 A
226 West 15 Street MN24 A
133 West 17 Street MN24 A
324 East 50 Street MN24 A
23 Jones Street MN24 A
164 Bank Street MN24 B
6 Jones Street MN24 A
214 East 11 Street MN23 A
21 Gramercy Park South MN23 A
611 Madison Avenue MN23 A
12 West 9 Street MN22 A
106 Mac Dougal Street MN22 A
105 East 19 Street MN22 A
112 East 19 Street MN21 A
11 Jones Street MN20 A
27 Jones Street MN20 A
25 Jones Street MN20 A
178 8 Avenue MN20 B
832 Broadway MN19 A
255 West 22 Street MN19 A
124 Mac Dougal Street MN18 A
30 West 9 Street MN18 B
259 West 19 Street MN16 A
263 West 19 Street MN16 A
1045 2 Avenue MN16 A
261 West 19 Street MN16 A
7 East 20 Street MN15 A
102 Fulton Street MN14 A
105 East 16 Street MN14 A
30 East 21 Street MN13 A

showing 60 of 106 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,410 on 2009-12-01 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-12-01AL&R $600,000 — from GREENWICH-TENTH COMPANY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $600,000
2009-12-01Agreement $600,000 — from GREENWICH-TENTH COMPANY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $600,000
2009-12-01Mortgage $37,410 — from GREENWICH-TENTH COMPANY LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $37,410
2000-01-24Mortgage $725,000 — from GREENWICH -TENTH COMPANY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $725,000
1985-04-23Mortgage $362,500 — from GREENWICH-TENTH CO. to KOLODNY, SEYMOUR W. $362,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724330241
201812360223
201942172227
2020015017
2021014016
20220150511
202330200225
2024479601108
20258819500211
202609440053
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 465Ownership & money 19Health & systems 22

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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