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304 West 21 Street

178Records
14City systems
4Open violations
22.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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178 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 27 HPD complaints, 23 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)AVANTI REALTY CORP
BBL1007440044
BIN1013269

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 22.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-31.

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Patterns

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

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (2) · Drug Activity (1) · Building/Use (1) · Lead (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (20)
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)AVANTI REALTY CORP
Head officerVITO R VERNI
Managing agentVERCO PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,836,000 $826,200
2026$2,007,000 $903,150
2027$2,131,000 $958,950

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

Subway23 St — C E · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
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

304 West 21 Street

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

10 311 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 VERCO PROPERTIES LLC — 20 buildings, 334 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
73 East 7 Street MN33 A
1670 York Avenue MN32 C
326 East 19 Street MN25 A
330 East 19 Street MN24 C
424 East 66 Street MN21 C
426 East 66 Street MN20 A
304 West 21 Street MN20 A
110 West Houston Street MN18 A
352 East 85 Street MN16 A
306 West 21 Street MN15 B
535 East 87 Street MN15 C
405 East 77 Street MN15 A
1577 York Avenue MN13 A
516 East 83 Street MN12 B
225 Sullivan Street MN11 B
514 East 83 Street MN11 B
144 West 16 Street MN10 A
9 Gracie Square MN9 A
1667 York Avenue MN8 B
1692 York Avenue MN6 A

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
27
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700213
201800314
201900729
202000404
20210014115
20220023225
202300112
202420215
20250322227
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 129Ownership & money 3Health & systems 18

Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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