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481 East 21 Street

BrooklynBIN 3118850
$17,500.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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OverviewHealth scoreTimelineFinesOwner
Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
1
Hazardous
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$17,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
5
DOB permit records
Last activity
May 7, 2026
Bedbugs record

Building health score

A composite of public indicators. Every input is a public record. See the full methodology.

B
Health score · Jul 30, 2026
Scored from all 55 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $17,500
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Unified timeline

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May 7, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
Aug 14, 2024
May 8, 2024
Apr 17, 2024
Dec 29, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 18, 2022
Feb 18, 2022
Dec 28, 2021
Nov 1, 2021
Jul 23, 2021
Oct 25, 2019
Aug 1, 2019
Jul 27, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Mar 28, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 4, 2018
Nov 13, 2018
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 14, 2018
Sep 10, 2018

OATH / ECB summonses & fines

$17,500.00 is recorded as due across the 6 summonses below, out of $29,000.00 in penalties imposed. The city’s published records do not show whether a penalty was paid, reduced, or written off.

OATH and ECB summonses for 481 East 21 Street
916181Nov 13, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35362340Sep 23, 2019DEFAULT$5,000.00
1368004Sep 26, 2018FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONJul 15, 2019DEFAULT$12,500.00
1109086Mar 2, 2010ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT NOTED: DEAD STORAGE OF 2 VEHICKAMay 3, 2010WRITTEN OFF—
1429944Mar 2, 2010FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: STAIR May 3, 2010WRITTEN OFF—
1429913Jul 28, 2004WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. -HAZARDOUS, WORK NOTED: FULL PARTITION WALLS ERSep 13, 2004WRITTEN OFF—
1087342Feb 11, 2002RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLApr 8, 2002WRITTEN OFF—