256 12 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01028-0026BIN 3023152

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
022 open HPD 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 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2019 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 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.

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-195+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAKE OPEN & OPERABLE SEALED DUMBWAITERS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2004-11-195+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-12-26 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-06-22 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2020-12-31 · 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

295

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential133

Unspecified94

Street/Sidewalk27

Vehicle21

Commercial12

Helicopter6

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

180

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony56

Misdemeanor96

Violation28

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

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2017-02-24

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

256 12TH STREET CORP

Head officer

DEBORAH RENNIE

Managing agent

DEBORAH RENNIE

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

628A PRESIDENT STREETBROOKLYN 719 DEAN STREETBROOKLYN 721 DEAN STREETBROOKLYN

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 sale2003-11-19 · $680,000

Most recent mortgage2016-01-08 · $210,621.22

Mortgage2016-01-08$210,621.22

borrower 256 12TH STREET CORP · lender JPMORGAN CHASE NA

Sale2003-11-19$680,000

VAZQUEZ, MILA → 256 12TH STREET CORP.

Mortgage2003-11-19$475,000

borrower 256 12TH STREET CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-09-08$100,000

borrower VAZQUEZ, HORACIO · lender GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP

Mortgage1990-12-27$30,000

borrower VAZQUEZ, HORACIO · lender GREEN POINT SAVS BANK

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