229 East 12 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00468-0046BIN 1006875Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 35 apartments.

2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 15

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 78 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

This building and the landlord's others

This building23 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water15

Unsanitary Condition6

Flooring/Stairs2

Appliance2

Plumbing2

General1

Safety1

SafetyCarbon Monoxide Detector2026-08-31 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-24 · closed

ApplianceElectric/Gas Range2025-08-05 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1002

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential415

Unspecified194

Commercial183

Street/Sidewalk163

Vehicle42

Park3

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

368

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony161

Misdemeanor172

Violation35

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2018-07-31

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2018

ACTIVE · LL1198-LOCAL LAW 11/98 - FACADE FACADE OPTIONAL2007-11-30

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2013-10-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-04-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2007-07-17

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

229-231 EAST 12TH ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

IRIS STEWART

Managing agent

BLDG MANAGEMENT CO. INC.

23 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-12-13 · $16,000,000

Most recent mortgage2018-01-25 · $1,053,895.26

Mortgage2018-01-25$1,053,895.26

borrower 229-231 EAST 12TH ASSOCIATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2012-12-13$16,000,000

DERMOT EAST 12TH STREET, LLC → 229-231 EAST 12TH ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2012-12-13$4,355,388.7

borrower 229-231 EAST 12TH ASSOCIATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-10-14$2,237,788.98

borrower DERMOT EAST 12TH STREET, LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2004-10-14$7,850,000

JOHN ADAMS HOLDINGS, L.P. → DERMOT EAST 12TH STREET, LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.