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228 West 21 Street

231Records
14City systems
3Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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231 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP
BBL1007700056
BIN1014047, 1084986

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Standing Water (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Rodent (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP.
Head officerJOE DEBLASIO
Managing agentSYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,576,000 $3,409,200
2026$9,091,000 $4,090,950
2027$9,947,000 $4,476,150

The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 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

Subway23 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — C E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 20 St & 7 Ave · 350 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

228 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

21 311 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 SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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624 West End Avenue MN9 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2014-08-21 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-07RPTT&RET $2,200,000 — from ELETZ, ABBY to KASBEKAR, MONICA UMESH; JACOBS, WILLIAM MONROE $2,200,000
2021-08-10Sold for $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $244,444
2021-02-18RPTT&RET $1,787,500 — from COOK, CHRISTOPHER; ARMSTRONG, HAYLEY to HUME, ALLISON; CESAREO, JACOPO $1,787,500
2021-01-27Sold for $1,787,500 $1,787,500 $198,611
2017-05-15RPTT&RET $1,625,000 — from DECTER, CAREN; DECTER, GREGORY I; LERNER, CAREN E to ELETZ, ABBY $1,625,000
2017-05-03Sold for $1,625,000 $1,625,000 $180,556
2017-02-02RPTT&RET $2,495,000 — from STALLONE, DEAN to FELDSTEIN, MICHAEL $2,495,000
2017-01-23Sold for $2,495,000 $2,495,000 $277,222
2016-07-07RPTT&RET $1,625,000 — from SAUNDERS, NICHOLAS to COOK, CHRISTOPHER; ARMSTRONG, HAYLEY $1,625,000
2016-06-15Sold for $1,625,000 $1,625,000 $180,556
2014-08-21Mortgage $150,000 — from WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $150,000
2014-08-21AL&R $450,000 — from WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $450,000
2014-08-21Mortgage $450,000 — from WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $450,000
2014-08-21AL&R $150,000 — from WEST 21ST STREET APARTMENT CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $150,000
2012-10-04RPTT&RET $1,460,000 — from CAKE, JONATHAN J; NICHOLSON, JULIANNE to DECTER, GREGORY; LERNER, CAREN $1,460,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173014311
2018003047
20190090312
2020006017
202101174224
202200401014
2023003036
202401160522
2025005027
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 53Health & systems 48

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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