345 West 21st Street, Manhattan

Hands-on resident leadership defines this 20-unit Chelsea prewar co-op.

On-site board leadership meets active block commercial traffic at this 20-unit Chelsea prewar co-op. Outside, kitchen venting and short-errand parking shape the street environment. Three key details to weigh:

The co-op board's head officer appears to live in the building as an active owner. An August 2024 unit purchase for $555,000 lists Christian Vazquez as buyer, matching the head officer named on corporate filings. In a 20-unit building, an officer living in the building typically signals hands-on management over maintenance and board oversight.

Commercial kitchen venting nearby creates recurring air-quality and odor signals. Within three blocks, 16 food establishment complaints were logged over the last 12 months, running through September 1, 2026. Commercial kitchen venting and exhaust odors can drift up air shafts or interior risers into residential lines.

Street-level turnover creates persistent curb-space friction around the block. Within three blocks of the building, 377 illegal parking calls were logged over the past 12 months, dominated by 184 posted parking sign violations and 39 double-parking reports. High curb turnover points to quick-drop deliveries and double-parking near street level.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 179 residential noise reports within three blocks last year, dominated by 138 party music calls
• 118 commercial noise calls within three blocks over 12 months, mostly late-night venues
• 22 encampment calls logged within three blocks over the last year

345 West 21st Street is a 20-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1007450012). This building is associated with 345 W 21st Apartment Corp.. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on July 6, 2026 for $570,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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