1,170 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 495 HPD housing violations, 291 311 service requests, 289 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 299.1. 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 | 51 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-03. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · PAINT/PLASTER (21) · WATER LEAK (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · PLUMBING (8) · ELECTRIC (7).
$207,600 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | 266 EAST 21 LLC |
| Head officer | LAV BAUTA |
| Managing agent | ZION MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,392,000 | $626,400 |
| 2026 | $1,596,000 | $718,200 |
| 2027 | $1,507,000 | $678,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Albemarle Rd — B41 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albemarle Rd & E 21 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 889 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.
266 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 |
117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 ZION MGMT — 14 buildings, 948 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5407 Kings Highway | BK | 225 | C |
| 2501 Tratman Avenue | BX | 213 | F |
| 78-34 164 Street | QN | 119 | C |
| 180 East 17 Street | BK | 90 | B |
| 541 West 49 Street | MN | 66 | C |
| 42-42 Ithaca Street | QN | 54 | C |
| 428 East 46 Street | BK | 50 | C |
| 202 East 91 Street | BK | 39 | D |
| 266 East 21 Street | BK | 24 | C |
| 211-01 Hillside Avenue | QN | 21 | B |
| 209-03 Hillside Avenue | QN | 19 | A |
| 550 West 183 Street | MN | 14 | D |
| 2750 Kingsbridge Terrace | BX | 10 | D |
| 254 6 Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,490,000 on 2018-06-08 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-17 | Agreement $2,916,000 — from 266 EAST 21 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,916,000 | |
| 2020-10-17 | Mortgage $529,302 — from 266 EAST 21 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $529,302 | |
| 2018-06-08 | Deed $3,465,000 — from THE ROYSTON D. JOHN IRREVOCABLE TRUST; LISA JOHN, AS TRUSTEE; THE LUCINDER HAMILTON JOHN I to 266 EAST 21 LLC | $3,465,000 | |
| 2018-06-08 | Mortgage $2,490,000 — from 266 EAST 21 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,490,000 | |
| 2018-05-30 | Sold for $3,465,000 | $3,465,000 | $144,375 |
| 2018-01-03 | AL&R $8,452,000 — from 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC; 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,452,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Agreement $8,452,000 — from 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC; 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,452,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Mortgage $1,656,574 — from 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC; 280 EAST 21 PROPERTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,656,574 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Mortgage $950,000 — from ROYSTON D JOHN IRREVOCABLE TRUST AS TO 5; JOHN AS TRUSTEE, LISA M; LUCINDER HAMILTON JOHN to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2013-02-01 | Mortgage $300,000 — from THE LUCINDER HAMILTON JOHN IRREVOCABLE T; THE ROYSTON D. JOHN IRREVOCABLE TRUST; JOHN, AS to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. | $300,000 | |
| 2001-11-08 | Mortgage $175,000 — from JOHN, LUCINDER HAMILTON; JOHN, ROYSTON to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $175,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 198 | 7 | 1 | 213 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 89 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 115 |
Every one of the 1,170 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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