192 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 41 HPD complaints, 31 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 42.2. 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 | 12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 359 EAST 21ST ST CORP |
| Head officer | CATHERINE YU |
| Managing agent | YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $839,000 | $377,550 |
| 2026 | $761,000 | $342,450 |
| 2027 | $913,000 | $410,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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 | Beverley Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Church Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Beverly Rd — B41 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Beverley Rd & Flatbush Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty 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.
359 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 |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. — 38 buildings, 552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C10 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1405 5 Avenue | MN | 80 | A |
| 469 East 147 Street | BX | 66 | B |
| 567 West 125 Street | MN | 22 | C |
| 356 Bedford Avenue | BK | 19 | B |
| 280 Milford Street | BK | 19 | C |
| 33 Ten Eyck Street | BK | 18 | B |
| 150 West 111 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 2058 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | B |
| 2427 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | B |
| 67 East 3 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 640 Mac Donough Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 846 50 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 460 41 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 57 Remsen Street | BK | 14 | C |
| 523 West 49 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 315 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 320 West 117 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 37 Maujer Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 314 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 372 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 388 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 313 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 310 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 312 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 322 West 117 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 33 Remsen Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 359 East 21 Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 5013 4 Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 221 Van Brunt Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 4208 5 Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 134 Montague Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 614 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 7 | C |
| 37 Ten Eyck Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 230 54 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 233 56 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 392 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 5 | D |
| 33 East 38 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 4112 5 Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,167 on 1993-06-04 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-06-04 | Mortgage $51,419 — from 359 E 21ST ST CORP to YUCO EQUITY CORP | $51,419 | |
| 1993-06-04 | Mortgage $57,167 — from 359 E 21ST ST CORP to NYC HPD | $57,167 | |
| 1993-06-04 | Mortgage $360,154 — from 359 E 21ST ST CORP to NYC HPD | $360,154 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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