501 East 21 Street,Brooklyn, NY 11226

17 Units

Built in 1931

4 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 21 violations which is 1.23 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
11Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
6Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
4Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 09, 2024(a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room from north located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and all walls in the 2nd room from north located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the kitchen located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and the ceiling in the 4th room from north located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing missing escutcheon plate at the riser top in the 4th room from north located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective the counter balance of the upper and lower window sashes in the bathroom located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Dec 22, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective hardwood flooring near the entrance door in the private hallway located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''south''Nov sent out
Apr 20, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, west and south walls at public hall, 1st storyNot complied with
Apr 13, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceilings and all walls in the entire apartment located at apt c2, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section at southNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

525 East 21 Corp
Owner, Corporate Owner
2.5(3)

4 Properties

154 Units

Uport LLC
Owner, Corporate Owner
2.8(14)

14 Properties

846 Units

Yechiel Weinberger
Site Manager, Agent, Head Officer
3.2(64)

56 Properties

2745 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

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outside noise is overbearing
Former Tenant
Pros:
building itself is decent nothing (c) openigloo...
Cons:
noise levels outside building are (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
more responsive super