2954 Brighton 12 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-08711-0036BIN 3245464

Concern level3 of 4

High

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 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 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 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 48 apartments.

2018 — 48 units registered2023 — 48

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

661

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 3FIssued 2025-10-27

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1HIssued 2025-06-04

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1HIssued 2025-06-04

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

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2025-05-21

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water46

Unsanitary Condition9

Plumbing8

Paint/Plaster8

Flooring/Stairs5

Appliance3

Door/Window2

Water Leak2

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

259

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential146

Commercial38

Vehicle29

Street/Sidewalk28

Unspecified18

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

150

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony54

Misdemeanor63

Violation33

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 5 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 NONE2021-12-01

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

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-10-21

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-10-18

WORK W/OUT PERMIT; NOTED: AT CELLAR INSTALED WATER/WASTE LINES FOR (3) WASHERS. INSTALLED GAS LINES FOR (2) GAS DRYERS. INSTALLED ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR LIGHTS, SWITCHES & OUTLETS FOR REAR ROOM USED BY S.R.O. NOTED: AT CELLAR (REAR) INSTALLED CMU BRICK (10" X 6 ") WALL APPROX. 20 FT WIDTH X 25' LENTH X 8'FT HEIGHT WITH DOOR CREATNG (1)ROO

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-02-27Apt 1Eresidential

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 2025-10-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-03-12

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2012-05-29

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2012-03-19

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS LLC

Head officer

HIRSCH EISSENBERG

Managing agent

NEWPORT MANAGEMENT LLC

11 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.

ConstructionClass 22022-12-05$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22022-02-22$1,250 penalty

PlumbingClass 22020-11-20$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22015-11-19$250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2000-12-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-10-29 · $4,206,414.48

Mortgage2015-10-29$4,206,414.48

borrower BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2010-05-14$2,104,977.08

borrower BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-10-30$997,635.13

borrower BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2001-10-17$590,902.49

borrower BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2000-12-12no recorded price

BRIGHTON REALTY ASSOCIATES → BRIGHTON REALTY APARTMENTS 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