125 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 18 rodent inspections, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.9. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CASTEGA-211-213 East 21st Street, LLC |
| Head officer | Richard M Rubel |
| Managing agent | BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,354,000 | $1,059,300 |
| 2026 | $2,755,000 | $1,239,750 |
| 2027 | $3,092,000 | $1,391,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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-Baruch College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 3 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 21 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens 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.
211 East 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $199,072 on 1983-08-02 (lender: Seamen's Bank For Svgs), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-08-02 | Mortgage $199,072 — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to SEAMEN'S BANK FOR SVGS | $199,072 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Every one of the 125 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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