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54 West 21 Street

833Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

833 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 264 DOB permits, 205 DOB job filings, 123 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1910
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)5421 EQUITIES COMPANY
BBL1008220070
BIN1015512

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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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lost Property (8) · Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Air Quality (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,222,654 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (134 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$37,700,000 $16,965,000
2026$38,247,000 $17,211,150
2027$39,176,000 $17,629,200

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SlateAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 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

54 West 21 Street

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

22 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,337,310 on 2011-08-05 (lender: Lincoln Life & Annuity Company Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-08-05Mortgage $8,337,311 — from 5421 EQUITIES, LLC to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO $8,337,311
2011-08-05Agreement $12,000,000 — from 5421 EQUITIES, LLC to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO $12,000,000
2011-08-05AL&R $12,000,000 — from 5421 EQUITIES, LLC to LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YO $12,000,000
2006-01-03Mortgage $2,709,772 — from 5421 EQUITIES COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $2,709,772
2006-01-03AL&R $4,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 5421 EQUITIES COMPANY $4,000,000
2006-01-03Agreement $4,000,000 — from 5421 EQUITIES COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $4,000,000
1998-08-25Mortgage $1,087,704 — from 5421 EQUITIES COMPANY to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $1,087,704
1993-03-05Mortgage $874,000 — from 5421 BUILDING CORP to CHEMICAL BANK $874,000
1990-10-02Mortgage $801,000 — from 5421 EQUITIES CORP to CHEMICAL BANK $801,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174967062
20184346154
20192316434
20203744146
20215229164
20226025233
20234107149
20241808531
20251708126
20261205320
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The full timeline

Construction 504Enforcement 104Housing & tenants 124Ownership & money 75Health & systems 26

Every one of the 833 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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