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240 East 21 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10010 BBL 1009010038 24 units · 6 floors · 1920

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Gramercy
At or below average
avg 8.4
1
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 1 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Gramercy average of 8.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 240 East 21 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
24 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

240 East 21st Street, a 6-story New Law tenement built in 1920 and containing 24 units, is currently owned by Oren Goldstein. The Gramercy property has experienced persistent rodent issues throughout 2024 and 2025, with multiple inspections revealing rat activity and bait applications. Most recently, in June 2024, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found violations on the property related to this issue, requiring follow-up inspections. The building has also faced several maintenance challenges in recent years, including heat and hot water problems affecting both individual apartments and the entire building in February 2023, which were reportedly resolved after HPD intervention. Other notable incidents include unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage in April 2024 (with violations noted), pest-related issues in October 2022, and a water leak complaint from July 2021.

The building's history shows some compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all filings from 2020 through 2025 indicating zero infested units. A Department of Buildings violation was issued in June 2023 for failure to file the 2021 external low-pressure inspection, though this was ultimately dismissed. The last record of a potentially serious safety concern dates back to October 2018, when a complaint about locked or blocked egress was investigated but no violations were found. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained active compliance monitoring, with regular inspections and prompt response to reported issues, though the recurring nature of the rodent problems suggests ongoing pest management challenges.

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How 240 East 21 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
31th percentile

Out of 356 buildings in this neighborhood, 110 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
34.9%
No serious
violations
56.8%
Some violations
(1–9)
8.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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Number of apartments

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Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 240 East 21 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units24
Floors6
Year built1920
Gross area14,658 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

240 East 21 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Gramercy Realty Company No.2, L.p.
Address
312 East 82 Street
New York, NY 10028
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The story over time

240 East 21 Street event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 03
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
311 Call Oct 20
Standing Water

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