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1504 East 21 Street

165Records
9City systems
65Open violations
751.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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165 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 HPD housing violations, 51 311 service requests, 32 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)YENTY GERALDINE GOTTESMAN, TRUSTEE
BBL3076560003
BIN3209982, 3408830

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 751.3. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations65 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Snow or Ice (15) · PLUMBING (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · SAFETY (2) · Building/Use (1).

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)GOTTESMAN FAMILY 2020 TRUST
Head officerMOSHE GOTTESMAN
Managing agentMOSHe GOTTESMAn
Last registered2025-04-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,346,000 $80,760
2026$1,569,000 $94,140
2027$1,367,000 $82,020

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayAvenue M — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue N — B49 BM3 · 150 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

1504 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

42 311 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
72
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170202
20180000
20190000
20200044
20210404
20220202
2023125026
2024072072
2025141042
20260606
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 154Ownership & money 8

Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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