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55 East 21 St

Brooklyn, NY 11226Individually ownedBBL 3050630009BIN 3116155
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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 12 building permits on record (6 active). There are 3030 violations on record (492 currently open). 72 docketed judgments carrying $20,110 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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7,082records 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 7,082 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 3,653 of its 7,082 records, fully 52%, fall under that one heading. Violation (3,030) and enforcement (156) trail well behind. 492 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 — 52% 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 7,082 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

12 on record · 6 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Oct 2, 2026Est. cost $98KJob #B01442153-I1
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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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Violations

3030 on record · 492 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$20,110
Judgments · 72 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2026Balance $12,500Ticket #035721748H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #014247373N
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 22, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049792904R
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
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

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ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 14, 2026#39207912Y

1) PROVIDE PROOF (STICKER ON THE MAINLINE) THAT THIS DEVICE IS BEING MAINTAINED BY A LICENSE ELEVATOR COMPANY (8.11.2.1.2). 2) THE MAINTENANCE LOG IS MISSING ENTRIES (8.11.2.1.2). 3) THE PIT IS FULL OF ROACHES

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Oct 13, 2026#19302082

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Oct 13, 2026#19302102

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Oct 13, 2026#19302123

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WOOD DOOR FRAME IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 13, 2026#19302137

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL CABINET DOORS AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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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 12 building permits on record, with 6 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (APPROVED) filed Oct 2, 2026.

Does 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 55 EAST 21 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 3030 violations on record, with 492 currently open. Breakdown: 5 DOB Safety, 99 DOB, 97 ECB, 2829 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 72 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $20,110. 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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