21 West 86th Street
A 17-story building with 153 apartments, built in 1927, in Manhattan, NY 10024.
Addresses on the lot: 17 to 25 West 86th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
21 West 86th Street has 17 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 6 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BREWSTER 2016, LLC. 30 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 21 West 86th Street have open violations?
Yes: 17 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 13 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 6 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 21 West 86th Street?
21 West 86th Street is registered with HPD to BREWSTER 2016, 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 April 2023. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10024 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 21 West 86th Street rent stabilized?
30 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 34 in 2018. That’s 30 of the building’s 153 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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Buildings nearby
- 20 West 87th Street24 apartments, built 1952
- 27 West 86th Street63 apartments, built 1926
- 5 West 86th Street68 apartments, built 1937
- 20 West 86th Street63 apartments, built 1929
- 41 West 86th Street166 apartments, built 1927
- 10 West 86th Street30 apartments, built 1925
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01200-0019.