Street record · Manhattan

East 21 Street

8 mapped DOB filings publish this street name in the current snapshot. They span Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Gramercy. 7 changed status in the last 7 days.

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Qualified records8
Active-status records7
Latest status changeSep 10, 2026

What is on this street

The built record of East 21 Street

City Planning maps 52 tax lots on East 21 Street in Manhattan, 33% of them mixed residential and commercial. The oldest went up in 1847 and the newest in 2021. This describes the street as it stands, not the filings below.

Tax lots
52
Buildings
55
Homes
871
Typically built
1910s
Typical height
6–20 floors
Built area
1,127,451 sq ft

How the lots are used

  • Mixed residential and commercial17 of 52
  • Walk-up apartments14 of 52
  • Elevator apartments9 of 52

Zoning: R8B, M1-5M, R9A are the districts covering most of the street. A zoning district sets what may be built, not what is there now.

NYC Department of City Planning · Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) · 64uk-42ks · read 2026-09-11

How to read this street page

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Source snapshot accessed Sep 13, 2026. Street grouping is based on the normalized street-name field.