394 East 21st Street
A 6-story building with 53 apartments, built in 1963, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Addresses on the lot: 394 to 400 East 21st Street.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
394 East 21st Street has 11 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the past year, 6 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 400 E 21 ST LLC. 52 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 394 East 21st Street have open violations?
Yes: 11 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 7 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 10 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 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 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 394 East 21st Street?
394 East 21st Street is registered with HPD to 400 E 21 ST LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 6 older cases, the latest from 2020.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 11226 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 394 East 21st Street rent stabilized?
52 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 52 of the building’s 53 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
- 755 Ocean Avenue95 apartments, built 1931
- 735 Ocean Avenue36 apartments, built 1937
- 401 East 21st Street20 apartments, built 1918
- 409 East 21st Street24 apartments, built 1918
- 2102 Beverley Road75 apartments, built 1958
- 420 East 21st Street32 apartments, built 1924
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 6, 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 3-05151-0012.