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31 East 21 Street

407Records
17City systems
1Open violations
25.6Penalty rate

407 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 89 HPD complaints, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1851
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)UNITED FLATIRON LLC
BBL1008500024
BIN1016249

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25.6. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Electrical (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1851)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)UNITED FLATIRON LLC
Head officerMARK HAROUNIAN
Managing agentUNITED FLATIRON LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,812,000 $1,715,400
2026$4,247,000 $1,911,150
2027$4,437,000 $1,996,650

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nana Thai StreetThaiGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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-Baruch College — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & E 21 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

31 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $3,600,000 on 2014-03-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-12Agreement $3,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA to UNITED FLATIRON LLC $3,600,000
2018-09-12Agreement $3,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to UNITED FLATIRON LLC $3,600,000
2014-03-14Agreement $3,600,000 — from UNITED FLATIRON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,600,000
2014-03-14Mortgage $3,600,000 — from UNITED FLATIRON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,600,000
2014-03-14Mortgage $890,890 — from UNITED FLATIRON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $890,890
2013-01-30Deed $2,769,455 — from JAM REALTY NYC LLC to UNITED FLATIRON LLC $2,769,455
2010-11-19Agreement $2,866,015 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to JAM REALTY CO., $2,866,015
2005-11-16AL&R $3,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to JAM REALTY CO. $3,100,000
2005-11-16Mortgage $1,314,044 — from JAM REALTY CO. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,314,044
2005-11-16Agreement $3,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to JAM REALTY CO. $3,100,000
2003-07-03AL&R $1,850,000 — from JAM REALTY CO. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,850,000
2003-07-03M&CON $1,047,229 — from JAM REALTY CO. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,047,229
1998-02-02Mortgage $377,528 — from JAM REALTY CO. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $377,528
1987-02-04Mortgage $129,052 — from FIRST MANHATTAN RLTYASC to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $129,052
1987-02-04Mortgage $82,954 — from JAM REALTY CO to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVINGS $82,954

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017104220238
201800281029
201900300232
2020015017
2021004116
202203230127
202303110317
202402150320
202500190524
20260060713
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 246Ownership & money 56Health & systems 31

Every one of the 407 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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