509 West 212 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02230-0027BIN 1064881

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 11 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 DOB 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 8), discharged 2016-07-14.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 40 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 44 apartments.

2018 — 41 units registered2023 — 40

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1922

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building9 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

860

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4IIssued 2026-08-19

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4I, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2024-07-08

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2021-12-095+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2015-08-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORS SAGGING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

115

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition37

Heat/Hot Water30

Plumbing11

Water Leak9

Paint/Plaster7

Flooring/Stairs5

Electric5

Appliance5

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

863

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential412

Street/Sidewalk205

Commercial161

Vehicle57

Unspecified26

House of Worship2

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

301

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony91

Misdemeanor164

Violation46

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-11-26Apt 4Bresidential

2023-04-11Apt 3Dresidential

2019-09-24Apt 3Eresidential

2018-08-14Apt 3Eresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2019-01-24

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2016-04-01

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-11-18

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2015-09-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

INWOOD212 LLC

Head officer

MIKE SPIRA

Managing agent

INWOOD 212 LLC

9 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

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-03-23 · $7,085,544.38

Most recent mortgage2016-03-23 · $4,600,000

Sale2016-03-23$7,085,544.38

DMARC 2007-CD5 GARDEN STREET, LLC → INWOOD212 LLC

Mortgage2016-03-23$4,600,000

borrower INWOOD212 LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2012-06-18$3,240,800

MIRIAM M. BREIER, ESQ., AS REFEREE → DMARC 2007-CD5 GARDEN STREET, LLC

Mortgage2007-10-24$2,076,235.24

borrower MIL 509 WEST 212-I, LLC, MILBANK 509 WEST 212, LLC · lender DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C.,

Sale2007-09-21no recorded price

E&N REALY, LLC → PHOENIX JN LLC, GAL REALTY 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.

City debt & tax-lien sale