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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

535 East 21 St

Brooklyn, NY 11226Company-ownedBBL 3051850069BIN 3119526
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1962
Floors6
Units49
Building Area47,084 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD1
Market Value$3.6M

535 EAST 21 ST is a property located at 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1962. It has 6 floors and 49 units. The building area is 47,084 square feet on a 10,670 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.6M. It last sold for $7M on Jan 21, 2020. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (11 active). There are 373 violations on record (44 currently open). 23 docketed judgments carrying $5,688 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,056records on file
94Energy Star

Completed in 1962, 535 East 21 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 49 units and 47,084 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,056 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 504 of its 1,056 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Violation (373) and enforcement (63) trail well behind. 44 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 94, with a site energy-use intensity of 53.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 167 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.6M of Kings, written across 1,056 government filings.

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Property Details

Address535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1962
Floors6
Total Units49
Building Area47,084 sqft
Lot Size10,670 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3051850069
3119526
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.6M
$1.6M
$264K
$7M
Last Sale DateJan 21, 2020

Building Permits

15 on record · 11 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 29, 2025Job #B01173474-I1-EL

Adding EV car chargers

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jul 15, 2021Est. cost $8KJob #B00345423-I1
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 14, 2021Est. cost $8KJob #B00345423-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
EXPIRED
Filed Feb 2, 2021Job #315434
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 14, 2021Job #340743422-01-02

OT

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Violations

373 on record · 44 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,688
Judgments · 23 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048815424K
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Balance $625Ticket #037031241N
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2024Ticket #039114515H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048046425Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $600Ticket #014062284K
INSPECTION AND TESTING

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19056521

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT LOWER SASH AT 2ND WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19056522

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19056523

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19056524

§ 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 7, 2026#19056525

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1962. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 49 units. The building area is 47,084 sqft.

Are there building permits at 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 15 building permits on record, with 11 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Jan 29, 2025.

Does 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 373 violations on record, with 44 currently open. Breakdown: 28 DOB, 26 ECB, 319 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 23 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,688. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 535 EAST 21 ST?

535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $3.6M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $264K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 535 EAST 21 ST last sold?

535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 last sold for $7M on Jan 21, 2020. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 535 EAST 21 ST?

535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is zoned R7A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 535 EAST 21 ST?

535 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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