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543 East 21st St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-05185-0064

En español: 46 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 68 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 34 años abierta, desde el 18 de junio de 1992.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 48 certifications filed against 12 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 34 years, since June 18, 1992.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 88 Class C violations: 82 by the original certify-by date, 6 after it. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. How certification works

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46 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 18, 1992.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since May 9, 2013. Reason on the order: fire damage.
DOB violations
6 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued September 23, 2024.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 53 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).
Bedbug report
Filed December 16, 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
8 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $11,459 in total. The most recent of the 8, a general construction order, was opened April 14, 2026.

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 C46 open most often Lead Paint
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19201256
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19180739543 EQUITIES LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19180738543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998034543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998032543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998031543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998030543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998029543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998028543 EQUITIES LLC
Lead PaintPostponement denied18998027543 EQUITIES LLC
The report lists all 46, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B22 open most often Mold
Notice sent19203500
Notice sent19203499
Notice sent19203498
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent19184261
Fire SafetyNotice sent19180744543 EQUITIES LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19180743543 EQUITIES LLC
Notice sent19180741543 EQUITIES LLC
Certified on time19091013543 EQUITIES LLC
Notice sent18995896543 EQUITIES LLC
Notice sent18995889543 EQUITIES LLC
The report lists all 22, 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 lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn had 68 open violations on September 27, 2026: 68 from HPD. 46 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 34 years, since June 18, 1992.

Is 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 48 certifications filed against 12 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 88 Class C violations: 82 by the original certify-by date, 6 after it. 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since May 9, 2013. 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 6 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued September 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 8 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $11,459 in total. The most recent of the 8, a general construction order, was opened April 14, 2026. 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 53 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 did 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 16, 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 543 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 543 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 543 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 543 East 21 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 59 residential units at 543 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy 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, 543 East 21st St, Brooklyn: 46 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/543-east-21-street-brooklyn

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