394 East 21st Street

394 East 21st Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 52 of 53 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Multi-family elevator · 53 units · Built 1963

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 52 of 53 units are rent-stabilized; 51 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (11 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. 12 issued in the last 12 months. 285 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-07-30. Newest violation issued 2026-06-16.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 81 days from issue to close for the 10 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT YARD, issued 2026-06-16. HPD violation 19000837
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS THROUGHOUT YARD, issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19000253
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONING UNITS PROTRUDING BEYOND WINDOW SILLS ON 3RD AND 5TH STORIES BALCONY STACK FROM SOUTH AT EAST AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2023-05-16. HPD violation 15981674
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY, issued 2023-05-16. HPD violation 15981672
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONING UNITS PROTRUDING BEYOND WINDOW SILLS ON 3RD AND 6TH STORIES BALCONY STACK FROM SOUTH AT EAST AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2023-03-13. HPD violation 15767407
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONERS PROTRUDING BEYOND WINDOW SILL AT 2ND, 3RD,4TH AND 5TH STORIERS FIRE ESCAPE BALCONIES AT BUILDING FRONT STACK AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2018-07-30. HPD violation 12496269
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SEALED COMPACTOR CLOSET DOORS ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2015-09-08. HPD violation 10850994
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NAILED COMPACTOR DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2011-03-28. HPD violation 8875118

311 housing complaints

10 in the last 12 months, 52 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Unsanitary Condition (2).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

52 of 53 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: 52 in 2024, 51 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 400 E 21 ST LLC. Head officer: ADAM PARKOFF. Managing agent: 400 E 21 ST LLC. This owner has 66 buildings on record, 33 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3051510012, HPD building ID 249540. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Beverley Rd (Q), 6 min walk
• Cortelyou Rd (Q), 7 min walk
• Church Av (B, Q), 9 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 2026-10-27.