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48 West 21 Street

579Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

579 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 360 311 service requests, 45 DOB violations, 42 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1908
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)DEZER PROPERTIES 48
BBL1008220067
BIN1015510

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (85) · Food Establishment (12) · Illegal Parking (9) · Lost Property (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

$671,905 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,986,000 $6,743,700
2026$13,527,000 $6,087,150
2027$13,544,000 $6,094,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Out of OrdinaryAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

12 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 — F M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 Ave · 450 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

48 West 21 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

126 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
97
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201721327042
2018307212
2019813315
20202421027
20212424030
20224542152
20230319224
20240094397
20250220224
20260011213
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 104Housing & tenants 363Ownership & money 17Health & systems 21

Every one of the 579 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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