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131 East 21st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05082-0072

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 32 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 12 años abierta, desde el 24 de diciembre de 2013.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 31 certifications filed against 11 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since December 24, 2013.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 97 Class C violations, all 97 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. How certification works

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 24, 2013.

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HPD vacate orders
2 HPD vacate orders are in effect here, all for part of the building. The latest, for part of the building, took effect May 21, 2026. Reason on the order: fire damage.
DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued April 29, 2021.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened August 18, 2026.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed September 21, 2026.
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 May 4, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 2, 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
3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $2,917 in total. The most recent of the 3, an electrical order, was opened February 23, 2024.

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 C14 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19231535
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19177695WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19177693WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19171664WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent19171663WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent19171662WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)19120953WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)19120952WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)19093128WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19022148WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B18 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19231534
Fire SafetyNotice sent19231533
Notice sent19231532
Notice sent19231531
Certified on time19171661WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
CIV14 mailed19120950WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
CIV14 mailed19120949WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
CIV14 mailed19120948WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Certified on time19116296WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
Certified on time19116295WEST STERLING REALTY LLC
The report lists all 18, 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 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn had 32 open violations on September 27, 2026: 32 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 12 years, since December 24, 2013.

Is 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 31 certifications filed against 11 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 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 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 97 Class C violations, all 97 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. 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.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2 HPD vacate orders are in effect here, all for part of the building. The latest, for part of the building, took effect May 21, 2026. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued April 29, 2021. 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 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened August 18, 2026. 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.

Has DOB received complaints about 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed September 21, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $2,917 in total. The most recent of the 3, an electrical order, was opened February 23, 2024. 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.

When was the boiler at 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On May 4, 2026. 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 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 2, 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 131 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 131 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 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 131 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 apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 131 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 75 residential units at 131 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 HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 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 HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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, 131 East 21st St, Brooklyn: 14 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/131-east-21-street-brooklyn

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