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21 East 17 Street

196Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

196 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 DOB violations, 34 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1882
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)77 NY 17TH ST., LLC
BBL1008460016
BIN1016120

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Obstruction (1) · Water Conservation (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$78,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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$3,648,000 $1,641,600
2026$3,719,000 $1,673,550
2027$3,524,000 $1,585,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sweet Cats ArcadeCoffee/TeaB—

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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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 East 17 Street

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

11 311 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: $473,669 on 2013-08-24 (lender: Shinhan Bank America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-24AL&R $880,000 — from 77 NY @ 17TH STREET, LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $880,000
2013-08-24Agreement $880,000 — from 77 NY @ 17TH STREET, LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $880,000
2013-08-24Mortgage $473,669 — from 77 NY @ 17TH STREET, LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $473,669
2006-09-11Agreement $648,613 — from 77 NY @ 17TH ST., LLC to THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK $648,613
2006-09-11AL&R $648,613 — from THE CHINESE AMERICAN BANK to 77 NY @ 17TH ST., LLC $648,613
2000-04-10Mortgage $850,000 — from YELLOWSTONE REAL ESTATE COMPANY to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK, MAIN OFFICE $850,000
1999-04-13Mortgage $850,000 — from YELLOWSTONE REALTY COMPANY to CHINESE AMERICAN BANK $850,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001012
2019000011
2020000011
2021000213
2022005027
202350110117
2024105006
20250710715
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 32Health & systems 21

Every one of the 196 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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