3,433 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,365 311 service requests, 911 HPD complaints, 882 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 359.1. 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 | 96 total — 50 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1992-06-18. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 36). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
295 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (131) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · WATER LEAK (15) · APPLIANCE (11).
$833,750 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| 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) | 543 EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | ALAN SHAMAH |
| Managing agent | SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,011,000 | $1,804,950 |
| 2026 | $4,285,000 | $1,928,250 |
| 2027 | $4,261,000 | $1,917,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Cortelyou Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Dorchester Rd — B41 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 152, 315 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.
543 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 |
295 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 1,298 units. Grades across the portfolio: B15 · C14 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1082 President Street | BK | 80 | B |
| 65 East 19 Street | BK | 69 | B |
| 2110 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 67 | C |
| 1 St Pauls Court | BK | 65 | C |
| 2015 Foster Avenue | BK | 60 | B |
| 200 East 18 Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 543 East 21 Street | BK | 59 | D |
| 350 East 19 Street | BK | 57 | B |
| 860 Ocean Avenue | BK | 54 | B |
| 50 East 19 Street | BK | 54 | C |
| 283 Albany Avenue | BK | 53 | B |
| 538 East 21 Street | BK | 53 | B |
| 672 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 48 | B |
| 1553 Ocean Avenue | BK | 44 | B |
| 560 West 174 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 465 Ocean Avenue | BK | 41 | D |
| 79 Bristol Street | BK | 40 | B |
| 1901 Dorchester Road | BK | 40 | C |
| 880 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 36 | C |
| 535 West 162 Street | MN | 31 | C |
| 539 West 162 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 215 Martense Street | BK | 29 | B |
| 1026 President Street | BK | 28 | B |
| 522 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 526 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 534 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 1722 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 1710 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 530 West 147 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 1707 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 1716 Caton Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,942 on 2022-05-17 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Agreement $6,367,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,367,000 | |
| 2022-05-17 | Mortgage $63,942 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $63,942 | |
| 2022-05-17 | AL&R $6,367,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,367,000 | |
| 2018-02-16 | AL&R $6,737,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,737,000 | |
| 2018-02-16 | Agreement $6,737,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,737,000 | |
| 2018-02-16 | Mortgage $1,586,839 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,586,839 | |
| 2014-04-09 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2014-04-09 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2014-01-22 | Deed $7,275,000 — from 543 REALTY LLC to 543 EQUITIES LLC | $7,275,000 | |
| 2014-01-22 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2014-01-22 | Agreement $4,400,000 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2014-01-22 | Mortgage $1,008,456 — from 543 EQUITIES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,008,456 | |
| 2012-06-15 | Agreement $3,433,368 — from 543 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,433,368 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Agreement $3,483,529 — from 543 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,483,529 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Agreement $3,483,529 — from 543 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,483,529 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 | 74 | 6 | 3 | 96 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 53 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 9 | 290 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 12 | 370 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 276 |
Every one of the 3,433 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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