An 11-unit rental with minimal building filings, set against an active block pattern of interior sound and commercial venting calls.
This 11-unit pre-war rental sits on East 26th Street with few operational filings against the address itself. While building-level issues are minimal, block-level sound and commercial air quality patterns shape the immediate radius. Three things to know:
Three winter heat calls over two years, resolved without open violations. The building logged three heat and hot water calls between December 2024 and December 2025. All three were closed without unresolved violations, pointing to short winter heating hiccups rather than an ongoing outage.
Commercial kitchen exhaust and indoor air quality calls concentrate within three blocks. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 19 food establishment complaints and 17 indoor air quality reports over the past 12 months. Exhaust odors and chemical fumes can travel through shared risers and lightwells, making vertical position key.
Heavy residential sound volume and helicopter flyway traffic dominate the three-block radius. Within three blocks, residents logged 2,667 residential noise complaints over the past 12 months, dominated by 2,472 calls for interior banging and pounding. Overhead, 869 calls targeted helicopter flyway traffic.
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221 East 26th Street is a 11-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009070014). This building is associated with Emge Inc. 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.
Tenants have filed 4 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed December 8, 2025.
The building last changed hands on October 8, 1996, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 89/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 5B at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 4A at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 4B at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (12 past violations).
Unit 2B at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 1A at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 1B at 221 East 26th Street has no open violations (12 past violations).
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