553 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 HPD housing violations, 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 74 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 207.6. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1998-04-02. |
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.
$65,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (4) · Electrical (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Lead (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$300,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | 227 J LLC |
| Head officer | GENNARO VENDOME |
| Managing agent | LAURA ESPOSITO |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,575,000 | $1,608,750 |
| 2026 | $3,813,000 | $1,715,850 |
| 2027 | $3,050,000 | $1,372,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 400 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.
227 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 |
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,068,708 on 2015-05-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-28 | Agreement $15,000,000 — from 46 J LLC; 26/32 J LLC; 227 J LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $15,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-28 | Mortgage $8,068,709 — from 227 J LLC; 46 J LLC; 26/32 J LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $8,068,709 | |
| 2009-10-01 | AL&R $250,000 — from 227 J LLC; 46 J LLC; 26/32 J LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2009-10-01 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 26/32 J LLC; 227 J LLC; 46 J LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2009-10-01 | Agreement $7,550,000 — from 26/32 J LLC; 46 J LLC; 227 J LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $7,550,000 | |
| 2009-10-01 | Mortgage $2,309,875 — from 46 J LLC; 26/32 J LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,309,875 | |
| 2009-09-28 | Deed $4,594,500 — from 227 N LLC to 26/32 J LLC; 46 J LLC | $4,594,500 | |
| 2005-04-20 | Mortgage $2,235,000 — from 227-231 EAST 21ST STREET to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,235,000 | |
| 2005-04-20 | Mortgage $695,981 — from 227-231 EAST 21ST STREET to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $695,981 | |
| 2003-05-22 | Mortgage $1,554,077 — from 227-231 EAST 21ST STREET L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,554,077 | |
| 1998-09-03 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 227-231 EAST 21ST STREET L.L.C. to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK | $499,999 | |
| 1996-11-04 | Mortgage $1,729,430 — from GRAND STREET PARTNERS, LLC; 227-231 EAST 21ST STRET, L.L.C. to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,729,430 | |
| 1996-11-04 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 227-231 EAST 21ST STREET L.L.C.; GRAND STREET PARTNERS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK | $3,500,000 | |
| 1987-08-21 | Mortgage $1,018,140 — from O.R.S. REALTY to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $1,018,140 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 91 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Every one of the 553 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10010 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map