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44 East 21 Street

151Records
15City systems
1Open violations
3.3Penalty rate

151 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 21 DOB job filings, 18 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1848
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PORTFOLIO3, LLC
BBL1008490049
BIN1016216

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-10-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (5) · Noise (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$816,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1848)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PORTFOLIO3, LLC
Head officerPAUL XUEREB
Managing agentTRI-STAR EQUITIES
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,947,200 $2,676,240
2026$6,344,000 $2,854,800
2027$6,689,000 $3,010,050

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LyseeBakery Products/DessertsA—

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: Pet/Animal) · 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-Baruch College — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 20 St & Park Ave · 350 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

44 East 21 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRI-STAR EQUITIES — 68 buildings, 711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B9 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $33,960,000 on 2024-07-17 (lender: Deutsche Bank Luxembourg Sa), covering 6 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-03Agreement $33,960,000 — from BOULEV ARDIER SPRITZ LLC; BOURBON SIDECAR LLC; 680 BROADWAY LLC; 484-486 BROADWAY LLC; POR to DEUTSCHE BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. $33,960,000
2026-01-15Agreement $33,960,000 — from 484-486 BROADWAY LLC; PORTFOLIO3 LLC; BOURBON SIDECAR LLC; BOULEVARDIER SPRITZ LLC; 680 BR to DEUTSCHE BANK LUXEMBOURG SA $33,960,000
2024-07-17AL&R $33,960,000 — from BOURBON SIDECAR LLC; BOULEVARDIER SPRITZ LLC; PORTFOLIO3 LLC; BOURBON MANHATTAN LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK LUXEMBOURG SA $33,960,000
2024-07-17Mortgage $33,960,000 — from BOULEVARDIER SPRITZ LLC; PORTFOLIO3 LLC; BOURBON MANHATTAN LLC; BOURBON SIDECAR LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK LUXEMBOURG SA $33,960,000
2021-01-05Deed $17,056,935 — from CGMT HALL REAL ESTATE, LLC to PORTFOLIO3, LLC $17,056,935
2020-12-21Sold for $17,056,935 $17,056,935 $5,685,645
2019-01-03EASE $24,900 — from CGMT HALL REAL ESTATE LLC to FORTY THREE EAST EQUITIES CORP. $24,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018005005
2019001102
2020001102
2021105219
2022131020025
20238230013
202410232118
202511060017
20263172215
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 17Health & systems 8

Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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