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233 West 21 Street

287Records
17City systems
1Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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287 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)233 W 21 ST INC
BBL1007710020
BIN1014068

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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 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-09.

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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$564,315 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (31)
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)233 WEST 21ST STREET, INC
Head officerRON OBERDICK
Managing agentTRI-STAR EQUITIES
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,339,000 $2,402,550
2026$5,399,000 $2,429,550
2027$6,227,000 $2,802,150

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $915,609 a year ($44.13 per sq ft), operating expenses $292,962 ($14.12 per sq ft), net operating income $622,647. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 22 St & 8 Ave · 500 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

233 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

12 311 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 TRI-STAR EQUITIES — 68 buildings, 711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B9 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9 West 64 Street MN35 A
233 West 21 Street MN31 A
321 West 94 Street MN30 A
18 1 Avenue MN27 A
411 West 50 Street MN20 A
409 West 50 Street MN20 A
210 West 80 Street MN19 A
329 East 83 Street MN18 A
64 Mac Dougal Street MN18 A
208 West 88 Street MN17 B
324 East 59 Street MN16 A
184 West 10 Street MN16 B
358 3 Avenue MN16 A
210 West 88 Street MN15 A
206 West 88 Street MN15 A
204 West 88 Street MN15 A
1070 Madison Avenue MN15 B
215 West 20 Street MN12 A
62 West 87 Street MN10 A
47 West 68 Street MN10 A
323 West 76 Street MN10 A
451 West Broadway MN10 A
80 4 Avenue MN10 A
157 West 73 Street MN10 A
162 West 75 Street MN10 B
306 West 92 Street MN10 A
39 East 10 Street MN10 A
2 East 12 Street MN10 A
130 West 24 Street MN10 A
622 West End Avenue MN10 A
519 East 85 Street MN10 A
327 West 89 Street MN10 A
283 West 11 Street MN10 A
40 West 71 Street MN10 A
52 West 71 Street MN10 A
37 West 85 Street MN10 A
3 East 9 Street MN9 A
19 West 89 Street MN9 A
135 West 75 Street MN9 A
319 West 84 Street MN9 A
330 West 84 Street MN8 A
120 West 80 Street MN8 A
140 Sullivan Street MN8 A
12 East 10 Street MN8 A
300 Spring Street MN8 A
38 West 10 Street MN8 B
248 West 73 Street MN8 B
4 East 12 Street MN7 A
14 East 10 Street MN6 A
100 West Houston Street MN6 A
10 East 81 Street MN6 A
25 West 95 Street MN6 A
153 Avenue B MN5 B
6 East 12 Street MN5 A
345 East 62 Street MN5 A
417 West 50 Street MN5 A
849 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
345 West 20 Street MN4 A
203 West 22 Street MN4 C
117 East 18 Street MN4 C

showing 60 of 68 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $842,238 on 2022-08-25 (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
2026-06-22RPTT&RET $1,239,000 — from ABDELSHAHID, ROSEMARY; COOPER, KEVIN to SPERRY, TAYLOR $1,239,000
2026-06-04Sold for $1,239,000 $1,239,000 $39,968
2025-12-16RPTT&RET $683,000 — from WREFORD, MATTHEW to RODRIGUEZ, GABRIELA I; RODRIGUEZ, LUIS L $683,000
2025-11-20Sold for $683,000 $683,000 $22,032
2024-12-02RPTT&RET $1,210,000 — from ROSENWALD, ISABELLE B; ROSENWALD, ALEXANDER to DUNNE, MICHAEL; LONGORIA, ERIKA $1,210,000
2024-11-21Sold for $1,210,000 $1,210,000 $39,032
2023-10-26RPTT&RET $15,556 — from 233 WEST 21ST STREET, INC. to USELMANN, DONALD PETER II; USELMANN, DEBRA JEAN; USELMANN, DONALD PETER III $15,556
2023-10-16Sold for $15,556 $15,556 $502
2022-08-25Agreement $1,500,000 — from 233 WEST 21ST STREET, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2022-08-25Mortgage $842,238 — from 233 WEST 21ST STREET, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $842,239
2022-07-05RPTT&RET $925,000 — from FORTIER, COLLEEN E; PRICE, JOHN D to DOOLEY, SEAN $925,000
2022-06-23Sold for $925,000 $925,000 $29,839
2022-06-07RPTT&RET $1,740,000 — from MANSON, CRAIG; BRASS, DANIEL to HUTAURUK, KAMALA I; TOMASSETTI, VICTORIA J $1,740,000
2022-05-10Sold for $1,740,000 $1,740,000 $56,129
2021-09-09RPTT&RET $855,000 — from FINK, GARY; FINK, ZACHARY to ZIMMERMAN, NGA $855,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017025018
20180236213
20195154318
20206040212
202100254332
20220066315
20235232214
20249672428
20250062311
2026001225
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 58Health & systems 33

Every one of the 287 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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