266 East 21st Street

266 East 21st Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 51 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 23 of 24 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (34/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 24 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 34/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 23 of 24 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (51 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

51 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. 65 issued in the last 12 months. 495 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-07-06. Newest violation issued 2026-09-25.

15 closed in the last 90 days. Median 177 days from issue to close for the 99 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DISCARDED REFRIGERATOR WITH DOORS INTACT AT PUBLIC HALL AT 2ND STORY, issued 2026-09-25. HPD violation 19246664
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED WIRED GLASS AT DOOR TO WEST WALL , BUILDING 'S VESTIBULE, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19154005
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, cellar. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''SOUTHWEST'' (apt C1), issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19153993
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, cellar. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''SOUTHWEST'' (apt C1), issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19153992
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, cellar. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''SOUTHWEST'' (apt C1), issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19153994
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, cellar. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''SOUTHWEST'' (apt C1), issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19153999
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, cellar. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT CELLAR APT C1, 1st CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''SOUTHWEST'' (apt C1), issued 2026-08-21. HPD violation 19153998
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, kitchen, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4C), issued 2026-02-19. HPD violation 18662931

311 housing complaints

20 in the last 12 months, 117 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (5), Unsanitary Condition (5), Paint/Plaster (4), Plumbing (3), Water Leak (3).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

23 of 24 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 23 in 2024, 23 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 266 EAST 21 LLC. Head officer: LAV BAUTA. Managing agent: ZION MGMT. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3051010041, HPD building ID 249487. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (B, Q), 5 min walk
• Beverley Rd (Q), 7 min walk
• Parkside Av (Q), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.