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481 East 21 Street, Brooklyn

$17,500.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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481 East 21 Street at a glance

481 East 21 Street, Brooklyn has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and $17,500.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated May 7, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$17,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
7
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 7, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 481 East 21 Street

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

B
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 60 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

Record timeline for 481 East 21 Street

60 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 481 East 21 Street

$17,500.00 is recorded as due across the 6 summonses below, out of $29,000.00 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 481 East 21 Street
916181Nov 13, 2018FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35362340Sep 23, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
1368004Sep 26, 2018FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONJul 15, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$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