243 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 23.6. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Elevator (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · PLUMBING (2).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1985) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | EAST 21ST STREET II LLC |
| Head officer | SLAVKO BERNIC |
| Managing agent | BERNIC.MANAGEMENT,LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,807,000 | $2,163,150 |
| 2026 | $6,362,000 | $2,862,900 |
| 2027 | $7,172,000 | $3,227,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 22 St & 2 Ave · 450 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.
221 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 |
26 311 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.
Managed by BERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 East 12 Street | MN | 69 | A |
| 133 Charles Street | MN | 50 | B |
| 221 East 21 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 229 East 13 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 1369 1 Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 206 East 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 122 East 13 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 1315 1 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 210 East 26 Street | MN | 9 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,121,344 on 2017-11-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC | $5,800,000 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Agreement $7,250,000 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,250,000 | |
| 2017-11-09 | Mortgage $2,121,344 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,121,344 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Mortgage $2,060,746 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,060,746 | |
| 2011-07-07 | Agreement $3,625,000 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,625,000 | |
| 2011-07-07 | Mortgage $145,178 — from EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $145,178 | |
| 2008-04-15 | Deed $3,650,000 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to EAST 21ST STREET II, LLC | $3,650,000 | |
| 2008-03-31 | M&CON $3,650,000 — from SLAVKO BERNIC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,650,000 | |
| 2008-03-31 | AL&R $3,650,000 to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,650,000 | |
| 2003-04-28 | M&CON $1,570,704 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION | $1,570,704 | |
| 2000-03-22 | Mortgage $801,015 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $801,015 | |
| 1986-01-13 | Mortgage $1,731,253 — from SLAVKO, BERNIC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BK | $1,731,253 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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