602 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 311 service requests, 78 DOB job filings, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-05-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Lost Property (11) · Illegal Parking (2) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · Drinking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$2,456,805 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1902) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,455,000 | $2,454,750 |
| 2026 | $5,562,000 | $2,502,900 |
| 2027 | $7,265,000 | $3,269,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Room | American | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 23 St — F M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 20 St — M7 M55 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 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.
53 West 21 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
34 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,750,000 on 2020-03-19 (lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | M&CON $32,750,000 — from 29 W 17TH OWNER LLC; 53-55 WEST 21ST OWNER LLC; 37-39 WEST 17TH OWNER LLC; 147 WEST 24TH O to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $32,750,000 | |
| 2020-03-19 | Mortgage $2,750,000 — from 37-39 WEST 17TH OWNER LLC; 54 WEST 22ND OWNER LLC; 147 WEST 24TH OWNER LLC; 53-55 WEST 21S to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $2,750,000 | |
| 2020-03-19 | Agreement $32,750,000 — from 147 WEST 24TH OWNER LLC; 54 WEST 22ND OWNER LLC; 53-55 WEST 21ST OWNER LLC; 37-39 WEST 17T to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $32,750,000 | |
| 2020-03-19 | AL&R $32,750,000 — from 54 WEST 22ND OWNER LLC; 53-55 WEST 21ST OWNER LLC; 147 WEST 24TH OWNER LLC; 37-39 WEST 17T to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS | $32,750,000 | |
| 2017-08-18 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from 12 E 18TH OWNER LLC; 54 W 22ND OWNER LLC; 10 W 18TH OWNER LLC; 147 WEST 24TH OWNER LLC; 29 to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $30,000,000 | |
| 2017-08-18 | Mortgage $7,002,665 — from 37-39 WEST 17TH OWNER LLC; 54 W 22ND OWNER LLC; 29 W 17TH OWNER LLC; 12 E 18TH OWNER LLC; to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $7,002,665 | |
| 2013-10-17 | Agreement $13,272,347 — from WG THREE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $13,272,347 | |
| 2013-10-17 | AL&R $13,272,347 — from WG THREE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $13,272,347 | |
| 2011-04-27 | Agreement $4,169,674 — from WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCE | $4,169,674 | |
| 2005-08-22 | CORR $4,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $4,500,000 | |
| 2005-08-22 | CORR $4,500,000 — from WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2005-08-22 | CORRM $2,770,946 — from WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,770,946 | |
| 2005-03-25 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2005-03-25 | Mortgage $2,770,946 — from WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,770,946 | |
| 2005-03-25 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to WEST GRAMERCY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $4,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
| 2018 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
Every one of the 602 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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