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21 Essex Street, Brooklyn

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21 Essex Street at a glance

21 Essex Street, Brooklyn has 2 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and $15,000.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated May 1, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
2
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$15,000.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
10
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 1, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 21 Essex Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

B
Health score · Aug 6, 2026
Scored from all 78 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 2
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $15,000
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

Record timeline for 21 Essex Street

78 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 21 Essex Street

$15,000.00 is recorded as due across the 10 summonses below, out of $31,975.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 21 Essex Street
1416385Dec 11, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/V3543298Apr 20, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1403888Aug 20, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIDec 30, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1682405Oct 19, 2019WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED DEMOLITION Feb 19, 2020Found in violation$2,500.00
474458Sep 12, 2006OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO & DEPT OF BLDGS RECORDS. CLOct 15, 2007Written off
267677Sep 3, 2006OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS. COct 15, 2007Written off
1781378Nov 29, 1999OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR Mar 27, 2000Written off
545571May 5, 1999RESIDENCE ILLEG. ALTERED AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN LEGALLY APPROVED Aug 9, 1999Written off
1674607Mar 12, 1999RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLMay 3, 1999Written off
456549Jul 1, 1998OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR Aug 17, 1998Written off
1639402Jun 26, 1998RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OPPUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE Aug 31, 1998Written off