4,057 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,309 311 service requests, 1,284 HPD housing violations, 1,171 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 654.4. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 208 total — 83 class C (immediately hazardous), 99 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-21. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
101 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 64). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
666 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (153) · PAINT/PLASTER (119) · WATER LEAK (61) · PLUMBING (53) · HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · DOOR/WINDOW (47).
$103,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1939) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FLGSP 115 E 21 St LLC |
| Head officer | Ernest McClain |
| Managing agent | Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management |
| Last registered | 2026-05-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,434,000 | $1,095,300 |
| 2026 | $2,586,000 | $1,163,700 |
| 2027 | $2,189,000 | $985,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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 | Church Av — B Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Church Av — B41 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 21 St & Church Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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.
115 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 |
666 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 194 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $580,990 on 2019-10-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Deed $4,491,859 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to FLGSP 115 E 21 ST LLC | $4,491,859 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Agreement $3,302,800 — from FLGSP 115 E 21 ST LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. | $3,302,800 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $4,491,859 | $4,491,859 | $76,133 |
| 2019-10-15 | Mortgage $580,990 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $580,990 | |
| 2019-10-15 | Agreement $5,160,000 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,160,000 | |
| 2019-10-15 | AL&R $5,160,000 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,160,000 | |
| 2015-09-17 | Mortgage $1,342,094 — from 115 EAST REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,342,094 | |
| 2015-09-17 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from 115 EAST REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2012-07-31 | AL&R $3,675,000 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,675,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Mortgage $490,000 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $490,000 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Agreement $3,675,000 — from 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,675,000 | |
| 2012-06-25 | Agreement $48,857,779 — from 147 REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO. LLC; 115 EAST 21 REALTY CO., LLC; 281/295 WAD to FANNIE MAE | $48,857,779 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Agreement $184,000,000 — from 2340 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO. LLC; UNDERHILL REALTY LLC; to FANNIE MAE | $184,000,000 | |
| 2007-09-07 | Mortgage $29,165,749 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC; 2340 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REAL to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $29,165,749 | |
| 2007-09-07 | AL&R $184,000,000 — from UNDERHILL REALTY LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO., LLC; 3647 REALTY CO., LLC; 25/35 HILLSIDE A to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $184,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 130 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 0 | 4 | 156 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 105 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 172 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 374 | 0 | 3 | 380 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 230 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 5 | 119 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 247 | 0 | 9 | 258 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 926 | 0 | 1 | 929 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 4 | 6 | 950 |
Every one of the 4,057 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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