Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 85% of buildings in Flatbush
42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 23% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
401 EAST 21ST STREET · 20 apartments · built 1918 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 23% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 20 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
42 violations the city still lists as unresolved
40 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 23 months.
- Disrepair11
- Structural6
- Pests4
- Other3
- Fire & life safety3
- Heat / hot water3
- Gas3
- Mold2
- Water leak2
- Paint / plaster2
- Plumbing1
- Vacate order1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-03-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.