1,921 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 969 HPD housing violations, 470 HPD complaints, 282 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1939.8. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 179 total — 43 class C (immediately hazardous), 110 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-25. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
85 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 35 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · WATER LEAK (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PLUMBING (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Rodent (7).
$21,400 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 91 E21 BH LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN KASHANIAN |
| Managing agent | JONATHAN ISMAILI |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $827,000 | $372,150 |
| 2026 | $923,000 | $415,350 |
| 2027 | $869,000 | $391,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 / Caton Av — B41 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ocean Ave & Crooke Ave · 600 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.
91 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 |
129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $392,164 on 2020-07-29 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-29 | Deed $1,450,000 — from 91 EAST 21ST STREET LLC to NAMDAR 91 E 21ST STREET LLC; 91 E21 BH LLC A NY LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2020-07-29 | Agreement $1,096,000 — from 91 E21 BH LLC; NAMDAR 91 E 21ST STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,096,000 | |
| 2020-07-29 | Mortgage $392,164 — from 91 E21 BH LLC; NAMDAR 91 E 21ST STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $392,164 | |
| 2020-07-29 | AL&R $1,096,000 — from 91 E21 BH LLC; NAMDAR 91 E 21ST STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,096,000 | |
| 2020-07-15 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $90,625 |
| 2011-03-03 | Agreement $850,000 — from 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $850,000 | |
| 2011-03-03 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $100,000 | |
| 2011-03-03 | AL&R $850,000 — from 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $850,000 | |
| 2004-09-30 | AL&R $750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2004-09-30 | Agreement $750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2004-09-30 | Mortgage $260,502 — from 91 EAST 21ST STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $260,502 | |
| 2003-09-05 | Mortgage $370,055 — from 91 EAST 21 STREET LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $370,055 | |
| 1996-04-25 | Mortgage $90,710 — from MORGAN, VALDA to GREENPOINT BANK | $90,710 | |
| 1987-12-24 | Mortgage $165,000 — from MORGAN, FESTUS; MORGAN, VALDA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $165,000 | |
| 1984-06-29 | Mortgage $55,000 — from DIME SAVINGS BANK/WMBS to MORGAN, VALDA; MORGAN, FESTUS | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 6 | 142 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 16 | 132 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 0 | 4 | 271 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 10 | 202 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 426 | 0 | 8 | 437 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 119 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 5 | 365 |
Every one of the 1,921 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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