A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.9. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-16.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (17)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
CASTEGA-211-213 East 21st Street, LLC
Head officer
Richard M Rubel
Managing agent
BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered
2025-07-16
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,354,000
$1,059,300
2026
$2,755,000
$1,239,750
2027
$3,092,000
$1,391,400
The city's market estimate has risen
31% 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
Subway
23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 3 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 21 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $199,072 on
1983-08-02 (lender: Seamen's Bank For Svgs), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1983-08-02
Mortgage $199,072 — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to SEAMEN'S BANK FOR SVGS
$199,072
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
22
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
1
3
2018
0
1
2
3
2019
1
6
0
7
2020
0
4
0
4
2021
0
5
2
7
2022
0
5
0
5
2023
0
12
0
12
2024
1
5
0
6
2025
0
20
2
22
2026
0
6
5
11
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2025-04-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT
2025-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-30HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2025-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-16311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025-01-16HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS ...AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2025-01-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2025-01-03HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2025-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY BRICK AT EAST WALL IN VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st
2025-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-06-24FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2024-01-08311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-10311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2023-10-29311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-10-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-08-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-06-21311: Uprooted Stump — Remove Stump
2023-06-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-05-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-04-16311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2023-04-16311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2023-04-12311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2023-03-15311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2015-08-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-08-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-08-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-08-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT THE DOOR OF THE BUILDING ENTRANCE
2015-08-06HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-08-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-08-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-25Mortgage satisfied — from 213 EAST 21ST STREET CORP.; MELTZER, HAROLD; LEVINE, HARVEY L; SECOND CORONA CORPORATION; to CAROLYN E. COPLAN, EXECUTOR; MATTHEW LEVINE, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF HARVEY L. LEVIN