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12 John Street

1,114Records
16City systems
6Open violations
54.3Penalty rate

1,114 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 409 311 service requests, 138 HPD complaints, 103 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1900
Floors13
Res. units15
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)CONDOR FUNDING,
BBL1000650020
BIN1001103

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 54.3. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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8
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (5) · Elevator (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$2,030,552 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CONDOR FUNDING, LLC
Head officerDAN FORRESTER
Managing agentTRANSWORLD EQUITIES
Last registered2025-08-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,615,000 $2,976,750
2026$7,054,000 $3,174,300
2027$8,193,000 $3,686,850

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Leon's BagelsBagels/PretzelsGrade Pending—
No Plates CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Silky KitchenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Fulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cortlandt St — M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLiberty St & Nassau St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

12 John Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
40-02 Broadway QN30 A
12 John Street MN15 B
336 Canal Street MN14 B
145 East 82 Street MN13 A
11 West 17 Street MN12 A
11 East 17 Street MN9 A
875 10 Avenue MN8 A
877 10 Avenue MN8 A
35 West 19 Street MN5 A
13 East 17 Street MN5 A
503 West 57 Street MN4 B
687 8 Avenue MN4 B
689 8 Avenue MN4 B
317 Canal Street MN3 C
872 Broadway MN3 C
861 Broadway MN3 A
15 East 17 Street MN0 —
23 East 17 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $885,731 on 2024-07-18 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-18Mortgage $885,731 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $885,731
2024-07-18Agreement $12,862,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $12,862,000
2024-07-18AL&R $12,862,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $12,862,000
2019-01-14AL&R $13,600,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $13,600,000
2019-01-14Agreement $13,600,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $13,600,000
2019-01-14Mortgage $4,616,094 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,616,094
2012-01-18AL&R $10,500,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,500,000
2012-01-18Agreement $10,500,000 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,500,000
2012-01-18Mortgage $3,749,110 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,749,110
2006-02-02Agreement $7,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to CONDOR FUNDING, LLC $7,500,000
2006-02-02AL&R $7,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to CONDOR FUNDING, LLC $7,500,000
2006-02-02Mortgage $2,703,107 — from CONDOR FUNDING, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,703,107
2003-08-28Deed $5,300,000 — from JORAN REALTY CORP. to API PROPERTIES 278, LLC $5,300,000
2003-08-28Mortgage $2,731,223 — from API PROPERTIES, 278 LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,731,223
2000-12-26Mortgage $70,618,440 — from JORAN REALLY CORP to QUEEN COUNTY SAVINGSBANY $70,618,440

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017915321158
2018616430469
2019510434466
2020127320051
202102260129
2022011130125
20230672116
2024316237049
2025113260242
2026012230237
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The full timeline

Construction 121Enforcement 295Housing & tenants 610Ownership & money 64Health & systems 24

Every one of the 1,114 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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