301 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints, 53 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. 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 | 12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1997-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Curb Condition (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 (10) |
| 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) | 223 E 21st Partners LLC |
| Head officer | RAMIEL BENYEHUDA |
| Managing agent | BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-06-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,217,000 | $1,447,650 |
| 2026 | $3,860,000 | $1,737,000 |
| 2027 | $3,646,000 | $1,640,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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 · 400 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.
223 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT — 43 buildings, 930 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B20 · C6 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,084 on 2025-06-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | Mortgage $550,085 — from 223 E 21ST PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $550,085 | |
| 2025-06-10 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from 223 E 21ST PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,750,000 | |
| 2025-06-10 | Deed $3,154,000 — from KAZUKU LLC to 223 E 21ST PARTNERS LLC | $3,154,000 | |
| 2025-05-29 | Sold for $3,154,000 | $3,154,000 | $315,400 |
| 2018-02-12 | Mortgage $164,325 — from KAZUKU LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $164,325 | |
| 2018-02-12 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from KAZUKU LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,400,000 | |
| 2018-02-12 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from KAZUKU LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,400,000 | |
| 2011-12-15 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from KAZUKU LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION | $1,400,000 | |
| 2011-12-15 | Mortgage $272,058 — from KAZUKU LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION | $272,058 | |
| 2004-12-28 | AL&R $1,310,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to KAZUKU LLC | $1,310,000 | |
| 2004-12-28 | Mortgage $801,055 — from KAZUKU LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $801,055 | |
| 2004-12-28 | Deed $1,975,000 — from 223 EAST 21 LLC to KAZUKU LLC | $1,975,000 | |
| 2004-12-28 | Agreement $1,310,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to KAZUKU LLC | $1,310,000 | |
| 1999-08-03 | Mortgage $213,377 — from 223 EAST 21 LLC. to CITIBANK, NA | $213,377 | |
| 1987-07-10 | Mortgage $365,000 — from 223-21 ASSOCIATES to FOURTH FED S&L OF NY | $365,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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