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21 East 107 Street

7,446Records
19City systems
25Open violations
33.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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7,446 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,028 311 service requests, 2,931 HPD complaints, 726 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units272
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOC REDEV CO
BBL1016130006
BIN1076337, 1085250, 1085251

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.8. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

245 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 96 · winter 2024–25: 89 · winter 2025–26: 58). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

96
’23–24
89
’24–25
58
’25–26

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

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

549 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (121) · Noise (83) · Street Sweeping Complaint (62) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (40) · PAINT/PLASTER (27) · Illegal Parking (25).

Filed construction activity

$13,572,633 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (272)
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)BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPMENT CO., LP
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$71,276,000 $32,074,200
2026$72,332,000 $32,549,400
2027$65,235,000 $29,355,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.

Getting around

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 107 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & Madison Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex. 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

21 East 107 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

549 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 121 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $97,600,000 on 2025-12-19 (lender: Greystone Funding Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-19Mortgage $97,600,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $97,600,000
2020-02-27Agreement $82,000,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $82,000,000
2020-02-27Mortgage $10,642,444 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $10,642,444
2020-02-27AL&R $82,000,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $82,000,000
2014-06-09AL&R $80,000,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVLEOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $80,000,000
2014-06-09Mortgage $25,133,921 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVLEOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $25,133,921
2014-06-09Agreement $80,000,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVLEOPME to SIGNATURE BANK $80,000,000
2009-11-23Mortgage $24,000,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to PRUDENTIAL AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE COMPANY $24,000,000
2009-02-20Agreement $33,100,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to PRUDENTIAL AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE COMPANY $33,100,000
2009-02-20Agreement $33,100,000 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to PRUDENTIAL AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE COMPANY $33,100,000
2009-02-20Mortgage $26,348,412 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to PRUDENTIAL AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE COMPANY $26,348,412
2009-02-20Mortgage $26,348,412 — from BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE ASSOCIATES REDEVELOPME to PRUDENTIAL AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE COMPANY $26,348,412
2008-12-12RPTT&RET $37,999,620 — from AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.; THE NATIONAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP to BVRC MANAGEMENT CO., LLC; BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE INVESTMENT CO., LLC $37,999,620

Ten-year activity

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999
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2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173225702264
201881092809955
20191698309999
20202341556431
20210213906147
20220423009243
202306281320310
202462309111329
2025193371616415
202637287012309
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The full timeline

Construction 152Enforcement 340Housing & tenants 6,768Ownership & money 64Health & systems 122

Every one of the 7,446 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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