2026-09-04Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT SOUTH DOOR ON EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 501 · Record 19190957
Building report
485 East 21st Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1922
- Units
- 28
- Owner of record
- ARGUS REALTY 485 LLC
- Open HPD violations
- 21
- HPD records on file
- 285
Violations at 485 East 21st Street
285 on record2026-09-04Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT NORTH DOOR AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 529 · Record 19190956
2025-09-30Class CDismissed
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''
HPD · 568 · Record 18268969
2025-08-02Class BDismissed
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT LESS THAN 10 SQFT WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH'' ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18131214 ISSUED 02-AUG-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
HPD · 550 · Record 18278310
2025-08-02Class COpen
§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''
HPD · 617 · Record 18136453
Most serious open violation
2025-08-02Class COpen
§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''
HPD · 617 · Record 18136453
21 open · 285 total on recordSee 20 more open violations
Who owns 485 East 21st Street?
Owner of record: ARGUS REALTY 485 LLC. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 485 East 21st Street
Recorded residential units: 28. Recorded year built: 1922. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.
This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.
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