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21 West 37 Street

427Records
19City systems
1Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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427 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 60 DOB complaints, 58 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2007
Floors17
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)BIG APPLE W 37TH, LLC
BBL1008390027
BIN1015966, 1088538

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Street Sign (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$290,000 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NY 29 West LLC
Head officerRaymond Lam
Managing agentNY 29 West LLC
Last registered2025-12-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,979,000 $6,740,550
2026$16,474,000 $7,413,300
2027$16,577,000 $7,459,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fairfield InnAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 37 St / 5 Av — Q32 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 5 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

21 West 37 Street

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

7 311 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: $3,300,000 on 2026-06-08 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-08Mortgage $6,317,331 — from BIG APPLE W 37TH, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $6,317,331
2026-06-08Agreement $27,750,000 — from BIG APPLE W 37TH, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $27,750,000
2026-06-08Deed $39,850,057 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to BIG APPLE W 37TH, LLC $39,850,057
2026-06-08Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BIG APPLE W 37TH, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $3,300,000
2026-05-27Sold for $39,850,057 $39,850,057 $39,850,057
2023-08-01AL&R $22,000,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $22,000,000
2023-08-01Agreement $22,000,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $22,000,000
2023-08-01Mortgage $3,417,504 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,417,504
2016-07-19Agreement $23,000,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,000,000
2016-07-19Mortgage $1,900,237 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,900,237
2011-07-13AL&R $23,500,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $23,500,000
2011-07-13Agreement $23,500,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $23,500,000
2011-07-13Mortgage $6,699,742 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $6,699,742
2007-07-02Mortgage $11,200,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to CATHAY BANK $11,200,000
2007-05-15M&CON $6,200,000 — from NY 29 WEST LLC to CATHAY BANK $6,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700100919
2018021036
20191250513
2020022059
2021000055
20221150411
20230654621
20249730625
2025004059
20260047213
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The full timeline

Construction 94Enforcement 147Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 61Health & systems 53

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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