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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

55 East 21 St

Brooklyn, NY 11226Individually ownedBBL 3050630009BIN 3116155
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1935
Floors6
Units60
Building Area60,114 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD1
Market Value$3.2M

55 EAST 21 ST is a property located at 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1935. It has 6 floors and 60 units. The building area is 60,114 square feet on a 13,750 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.2M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 11 building permits on record (5 active). There are 2879 violations on record (468 currently open). 69 docketed judgments carrying $2,310 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.

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6,393records on file
21Energy Star

Completed in 1935, 55 East 21 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 60 units and 60,114 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.4M. In the 45 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 6,393 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 3,130 of its 6,393 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Violation (2,879) and enforcement (155) trail well behind. 468 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 21, with a site energy-use intensity of 117.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 418 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% complaint, 45 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.2M of Kings, written across 6,393 government filings.

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Property Details

Address55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1935
Floors6
Total Units60
Building Area60,114 sqft
Lot Size13,750 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3050630009
3116155
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.2M
$1.4M
$157K

Building Permits

11 on record · 5 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 7, 2024Job #411640
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LL 158-2017-DENIED
Filed Apr 18, 2023Est. cost $5KJob #B08020783-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 2, 2022Job #B00786401-I1-EL

Rehab of elevator device #3P2588 In a 7 stop building. All Mains and disconnects by others.

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 6, 2019Est. cost $30KJob #340534880-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
IN PROCESS
Filed Jul 27, 2018Job #321639508-01-02

OT

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Violations

2879 on record · 468 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,310
Judgments · 69 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 13, 2026Balance $575Ticket #014212950Y
AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049246824Z
INSUFFICIENT RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Ticket #014168596P
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Ticket #039134953X
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Ticket #048589806N
SPILLAGE FROM A RECEPTACLE 1ST OFFENSE

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19098930

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19098931

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19098932

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19098933

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2J, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 21, 2026#19086261

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1935. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 60 units. The building area is 60,114 sqft.

Are there building permits at 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 11 building permits on record, with 5 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed Feb 7, 2024.

Does 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 2879 violations on record, with 468 currently open. Breakdown: 99 DOB, 96 ECB, 2684 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 69 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,310. 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 55 EAST 21 ST?

55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $3.2M and a total assessed value of $1.4M (land: $157K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 55 EAST 21 ST?

55 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 55 EAST 21 ST?

55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is individually 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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