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355 21 Street

163Records
14City systems
58Open violations
11.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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163 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 HPD housing violations, 42 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)355 21 ST HOUSING COR
BBL3008920049
BIN3017458

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations58 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1983-05-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Plumbing (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)355 21ST STREET HOUSING CORPORATION
Head officerJUDITH GOLOWA
Managing agentTHE GOLOWA GROUP
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,632,000 $734,400
2026$1,306,000 $587,700
2027$1,189,000 $535,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

SubwayProspect Av — R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / 19 St — B67 B69 · 600 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 20 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

355 21 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GOLOWA GROUP — 9 buildings, 85 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
350 7 Street BK27 B
24 3 Street BK8 A
26 3 Street BK8 A
682 Sackett Street BK8 B
686 Sackett Street BK8 B
15 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
384 12 Street BK6 B
355 21 Street BK6 A
809 Classon Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1988-02-08 (lender: Katz, Andrew). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-15RPTT&RET $230,000 — from RICHTMYER , ALAN to 3 FOXY LLC $230,000
2018-02-01Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $38,333
1988-02-08Mortgage $100,000 — from 355 21ST ST ASSOC to KATZ, ANDREW $100,000
1986-11-17Mortgage $75,000 — from 355 21ST ASSOC to NEGRON, DIANA $75,000
1986-11-17Mortgage $100,000 — from 355 21ST ASSOC to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018000213
2019004037
202027140124
2021007018
2022001012
2023002024
2024005016
2025025018
2026006028
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 17Health & systems 13

Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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