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1675 East 21 Street

1,899Records
17City systems
62Open violations
309.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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1,899 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 638 HPD housing violations, 619 311 service requests, 431 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)UNTERBERG, CHERYL C/
BBL3067680070
BIN3182145

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 309.5. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations62 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

118 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 80). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (55) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · ELEVATOR (24) · Elevator (12) · APPLIANCE (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ARSAM REALTY CO
Head officerDAVID UNTERBERG
Managing agentALAYNE REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-12-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,044,000 $919,800
2026$2,984,000 $1,342,800
2027$2,967,000 $1,335,150

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayKings Hwy — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 22 St — B7 B82 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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.

Report a problem to 311

1675 East 21 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 55 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALAYNE REAL ESTATE — 6 buildings, 252 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-15 81 Street QN114 C
1675 East 21 Street BK48 C
2992 Nostrand Avenue BK48 C
1780 Sheepshead Bay Road BK23 A
32-86 Beach 41 Street QN19 A
4000300005 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $98,916 on 1999-12-27 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-02-22Agreement $850,000 — from 1675 HOLDINGS, LLC to ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC $850,000
2009-01-13AL&R $950,000 — from ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $950,000
2009-01-13Agreement $950,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC $950,000
2009-01-13Mortgage $30,179 — from ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $30,179
2004-03-11Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC $1,000,000
2004-03-11Mortgage $383,914 — from ARSAM REALTY CO., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $383,914
1999-12-27Mortgage $98,916 — from ARSAM REALTY CO to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $98,916
1992-01-28Mortgage $58,563 — from ARSAM REALTY CO to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $58,563
1986-12-11Mortgage $92,000 — from ARSAM REALTY CORP to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $92,000
1984-01-11Mortgage $483,000 — from ARSAM REALTY CO to BLUSCH, MARVIN S; BURKO, DAVID; FOGEL, STANLEY $483,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017131032
2018663170
2019101671178
2020101351146
2021211232146
2022171431161
202341301135
202473652374
202531662171
202622061209
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 1,723Ownership & money 46Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,899 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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