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115 East 21st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05082-0079

Built
1939
Floors
6
Residential units
59
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
15,600 sq ft
Floor area
78,984 sq ft
Last sale
$4,491,859

En español: 80 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 177 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 20 años abierta, desde el 21 de noviembre de 2005.

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  1. 80

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    82 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 97

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 54 certifications filed and 35 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 88 Class C violations: 83 by the original certify-by date, 5 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 177 open HPD violations run from June 1, 2024 to November 27, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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80 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 21, 2005.

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Open Class C, week by week
83 on September 24, 2026 and 83 on October 8, with a high of 84 on October 1.
OATH/ECB summonses
4 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $5,700 in penalties imposed. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on November 30, 2024. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • December 19, 2023, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation, $700 penalty imposed.
  • June 1, 2023, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • February 8, 2019, DOB: Work without a permit. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 4 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 4, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
7 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 23, 2024.
Housing court
2 open housing court cases. The newest opened June 16, 2026. 12 housing court cases here since 2006, most of them tenant actions.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 34 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected June 26, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 17, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
10 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $18,631 in total. The most recent of the 10, a plumbing order, was opened November 26, 2025.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C80 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19288631
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19283115
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19280961
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19280957
Notice sent19280953
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent19267896
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19261035
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19261010
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19246972
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19225169
The report lists all 80, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B97 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19288634
Notice sent19288629
Notice sent19283117
Notice sent19283116
Notice sent19280970
Notice sent19280967
Notice sent19261033
Not complied with19233728
Notice sent19207415
Notice sent19186157
The report lists all 97, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn had 177 open violations on October 10, 2026: 177 from HPD. 80 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 20 years, since November 21, 2005.

Is 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 54 certifications filed and 35 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 88 Class C violations: 83 by the original certify-by date, 5 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 7 active DOB violations. The newest was issued June 23, 2024. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 2 open housing court cases. The newest opened June 16, 2026. 12 housing court cases here since 2006, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 10 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $18,631 in total. The most recent of the 10, a plumbing order, was opened November 26, 2025. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 34 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On June 26, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 17, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1939 as the year 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 59 residential units at 115 East 21 Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 115 East 21st St, Brooklyn: 59 units, 80 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/115-east-21-street-brooklyn

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