21 East 53 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11203BBL 3-04607-0001Map
Owner of record: Levin, Devora Leah
21 East 53 Street is a two-family home built in 1940 in Brooklyn, 11203. It has 2 residential units across 2 floors. The owner of record is Levin, Devora Leah. HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
- HPD violations
- 0
- DOB violations
- 0
- ECB violations
- 5
- HPD complaints
- 0
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
HPD has not cited this building.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 0
No HPD violations on record
DOB building violations · 0
No DOB violations on record
ECB violations · 5
- 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
Jul 24, 2026 · Penalty $2,500
Active - 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
Jul 24, 2026 · Penalty $2,500
Active - 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
Jul 24, 2026 · Penalty $2,500
Active - 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.
Jul 24, 2026 · Penalty $2,500
Active - 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.
Mar 24, 2022 · Penalty $500
Active
Complaints
No HPD complaints in our records
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Two-family home (B1)
- Year built
- 1940
- Floors
- 2
- Residential units
- 2
- Building area
- 2,200 ft²
- Lot area
- 5,537 ft²
- Zoning
- R6
- Community board
- 317
- Council district
- 41
- Block / lot
- 4607 / 1
- Assessed value
- $53,460
- Landmark / historic district
- No
Questions about 21 East 53 Street
Who owns 21 East 53 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Levin, Devora Leah.
Does 21 East 53 Street have violations?
NYC HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
Is 21 East 53 Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 21 East 53 Street built?
City records list 1940 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 21 East 53 Street?
It has 2 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.