168 21st Street
A 4-story building with 24 apartments, built in 1930, in Brooklyn, NY 11232.
Addresses on the lot: 168 21st Street, 168REA to 168 Rear 21st Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
168 21st Street has 10 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 168 21ST STREET LLC. 16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021.
Does 168 21st Street have open violations?
Yes: 10 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 5 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 168 21st Street?
168 21st Street is registered with HPD to 168 21ST STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It is on the city’s Speculation Watch List: rent-regulated buildings sold at prices that suggest the buyer plans to push rents up.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11232 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 168 21st Street rent stabilized?
16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021, up from 15 in 2018. That’s 16 of the building’s 24 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-00642-0033.