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249 West 21 Street

508Records
15City systems
28Open violations
21.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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508 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 311 service requests, 116 HPD complaints, 74 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)D-J ZADA 249W21 LLC
BBL1007710013
BIN1014067

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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 21.9. 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 violations28 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1985-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)Zada Group LLC
Head officerDanny Rahimzada
Managing agentNejat Management
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,124,000 $1,855,800
2026$4,127,000 $1,857,150
2027$4,227,000 $1,902,150

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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 — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 22 St & 8 Ave · 400 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

249 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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 NEJAT MANAGEMENT — 10 buildings, 139 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
96 St Marks Place MN20 A
245 3 Avenue MN18 A
249 West 21 Street MN15 A
456 West 47 Street MN15 A
426 West 47 Street MN15 A
31 Crosby Street MN12 A
337 West 51 Street MN12 A
313 East 14 Street MN12 A
627 West 113 Street MN10 C
234 8 Avenue MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,398,000 on 2021-08-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-03Mortgage $3,398,000 — from ZADA GROUP LLC; D-J ZADA 249W21 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,398,000
2021-08-03AL&R $3,398,000 — from ZADA GROUP LLC; D-J ZADA 249W21 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,398,000
1990-04-02Mortgage $218,928 — from 14 MORTON STREET ASSOC to COHOES SAVINGS BANK $218,928
1984-05-30Mortgage $556,000 — from 14 MORTON ST ASSOCIATES to NOTRUM CORP. $556,000
1983-11-10Mortgage $127,033 — from LHV CO. to DEMOTT, HARRY J. JR. $127,033

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201734029
2018260311
201904037
20200150116
20214262234
20220290332
20231471150
20240360238
20250110213
20260120315
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 409Ownership & money 29Health & systems 27

Every one of the 508 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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