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308 West 21 Street

865Records
18City systems
39Open violations
92.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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865 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 380 311 service requests, 104 HPD complaints, 67 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)PROLIFIA, LLC
BBL1007440046
BIN1078530, 1078531

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 92.5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations39 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-01.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

62 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
50
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (43) · HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Maintenance or Facility (14) · Snow or Ice (10) · Rodent (6) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$461,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (19)
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)PROLIFIA LLC
Head officerADAM JERNOW
Managing agentWAYFINDERPM LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,558,000 $2,051,100
2026$4,649,000 $2,092,050
2027$4,571,000 $2,056,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 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

Subway23 St — C E · 600 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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 8 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

308 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

128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WAYFINDERPM LLC — 22 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B7 · C4 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
15 West 75 Street MN42 C
25 Leroy Street MN20 A
308 West 21 Street MN19 B
372 St Johns Place BK16 B
331 East 92 Street MN16 A
151 8 Avenue MN16 B
333 East 92 Street MN16 A
105 Chambers Street MN11 B
122 West 71 Street MN10 C
47 West 74 Street MN10 B
117 West 21 Street MN9 A
532 West 114 Street MN8 A
9 Charlton Street MN8 B
135 West 82 Street MN8 A
21 Polhemus Place BK7 A
242 West 56 Street MN6 C
62 Orchard Street MN5 D
462 Greenwich Street MN4 A
97 Franklin Street MN4 D
323 East 52nd Street MN4 B
85 Waverly Avenue BK3 F
222 East 81st Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,103,349 on 2019-01-16 (lender: Readycap Commercial, LLC), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-16Agreement $8,800,000 — from PROLIFIA LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $8,800,000
2019-01-16AL&R $8,800,000 — from PROLIFIA LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $8,800,000
2019-01-16Mortgage $1,103,349 — from PROLIFIA LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $1,103,349
2014-09-08Agreement $8,450,000 — from PPNY17, LLC to BANKUNITED N A $8,450,000
2014-09-08AL&R $8,450,000 — from PPNY17, LLC to BANKUNITED N A $8,450,000
2014-09-08Mortgage $295,556 — from PPNY17, LLC to BANKUNITED N A $295,556
2014-09-08Deed $13,350,000 — from 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to PPNY17, LLC $13,350,000
2014-06-02AL&R $8,200,000 — from 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $8,200,000
2014-06-02Agreement $8,200,000 — from 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $8,200,000
2014-06-02Mortgage $4,280,000 — from 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,280,000
2013-01-25SPRD $4,100,000 — from 216 EAST 95 REALTY LLC; 818 TENTH REALTY LLC; 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $4,100,000
2013-01-25SPRD $3,450,000 — from 818 TENTH REALTY LLC; 216 EAST 95 REALTY LLC; 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,450,000
2012-08-10SPRD $3,100,000 — from 818 TENTH REALTY LLC; 216 EAST 95 REALTY LLC; 147 FIRST REALTY LLC; 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,100,000
2012-02-17Agreement $3,000,000 — from 818 TENTH REALTY LLC; 216 EAST 95 REALTY LLC; 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC; 147 FIRST REALTY to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $3,000,000
2011-09-22Agreement $4,000,000 — from 308-310 WEST 21 REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $4,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017140280648
201825220130
201930355346
202011220024
202100380139
202200400242
202372580370
202400400343
202501350440
202601119210132
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The full timeline

Construction 129Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 571Ownership & money 50Health & systems 43

Every one of the 865 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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