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521 East 12 Street

400Records
16City systems
21Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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400 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 46 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JMS VILLAGE LLC
BBL1004060054
BIN1005230

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (7) · Dirty Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$302,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (18)
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)JMS VILLAGE LLC
Head officerSTEVEN OVED
Managing agentAARON HOFFMAN
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,300,000 $1,035,000
2026$2,441,000 $1,098,450
2027$2,724,000 $1,225,800

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi CounterJapaneseBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 13 St & Ave A · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

521 East 12 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $544,337 on 2022-10-05 (lender: Investors Bank, A Division Of Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-05Mortgage $544,337 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B $544,337
2016-09-02AL&R $9,600,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $9,600,000
2016-09-02Agreement $9,600,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $9,600,000
2016-09-02Mortgage $2,408,466 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,408,466
2013-07-16AL&R $1,750,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,750,000
2013-07-16Mortgage $1,750,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,750,000
2012-07-03AL&R $6,000,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,000,000
2012-07-03Deed $10,000,000 — from EL-LOU HOLDING CORP. to JMS VILLAGE LLC $10,000,000
2012-07-03Mortgage $5,083,775 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,083,775
2012-07-03Agreement $6,000,000 — from JMS VILLAGE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,000,000
2000-12-18Mortgage $1,085,000 — from EL-LOU HOLDING CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,085,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017132310349
201861120221
2019105150333
20204270114
2021006017
202203234232
202300400242
202400110213
2025001056
2026014027
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The full timeline

Construction 84Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 22Health & systems 30

Every one of the 400 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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