Brooklyn · Block 4607 · Lot 1 · 11203

21 East 53 Street

2 floors · 2 apartments · 2,200 sq ft · built 1940 · class B1 · owner of record: Levin, Devora Leah

5open violations
$10,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
291dto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Check
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $10,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 24, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS,ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT HAS BEEN CONVERTED AND OCCUPIED TRANSIENTLY WITH 2 GUESTS,BOOKED THROUGH AIRBNB.COM AND ST
#35729356P
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Jul 24, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT.REM:DISCONTINUE
#35729358Z
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Jul 24, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.28 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE CLASS J FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
#35729359K
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Jul 24, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1008.1(2008 CODE);27-366,BC 1021.1(2014 CODE),BC 1006.3(2022 CODE)FOR TRANSIENT USE A
#35729357R
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Mar 24, 2022Construction CLASS - 3
FENCE EXCEEDS PERMITTED HEIGHT. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED: BAMBOO FENCE INSTALLED AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, APPROX 8 FT 6" IN HEIGHT. BAMBOO FENCE ERECTED AT EXPOSURES 1, 2 AND 3 8,1/2FT HIGH.
#39058793Y
Oct 31, 2022
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Jul 24, 2026ECBConstruction: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS,ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT HAS BEEN CONVERTED AND OCCUPIED TRANSIENTLY WITH 2 GUESTS,BOOKED THROUGH AIRBNB.COM AND STOpen
Jul 24, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT.REM:DISCONTINUEOpen
Jul 24, 2026ECBConstruction: BC 907.28 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE CLASS J FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.Open
Jul 24, 2026ECBConstruction: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1008.1(2008 CODE);27-366,BC 1021.1(2014 CODE),BC 1006.3(2022 CODE)FOR TRANSIENT USE AOpen

Check the agency records

Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 1:47 PM ET. BBL 3046070001.

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