346 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 311 service requests, 43 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.4. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (2) · Encampment (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Noise (1).
$655,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 515E12 LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID E ARONOW |
| Managing agent | 515E12 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,654,000 | $1,644,300 |
| 2026 | $3,885,000 | $1,748,250 |
| 2027 | $3,461,000 | $1,557,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lerivez Coffee | Not yet graded | — | |
| The Pastry Box | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 13 St & Ave A · 250 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.
515 East 12 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $534,000 on 2026-05-05 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Mortgage $534,000 — from 109 EAST 29TH LLC; 515 EAST 12TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $534,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | AL&R $2,066,000 — from 515 EAST 12TH LLC; 109 EAST 29TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $2,066,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | Mortgage $2,066,000 — from VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC; 109 EAST 29TH LLC; 515 EAST 12TH LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $2,066,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | AL&R $534,000 — from 109 EAST 29TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC; 515 EAST 12TH LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $534,000 | |
| 2026-04-29 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from 109 EAST 29TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC; 515 EAST 12TH LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2026-04-29 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from 515 EAST 12TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC; 109 EAST 29TH LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2026-04-29 | Mortgage $2,269,025 — from 515 EAST 12TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC; 109 EAST 29TH LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $2,269,025 | |
| 2026-04-29 | Deed $7,250,000 — from MHA XC HOLDINGS LLC; DAVID ARONOW, TRUSTEE; 491 BAYONNE LLC; DAVID ARONOW REVOCABLE TRUST to 515 E 12TH LLC; 109 EAST 29TH LLC; VG 515 E12 OWNER LLC | $7,250,000 | |
| 2026-04-27 | Sold for $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $362,500 |
| 2022-08-12 | Mortgage $4,055 — from 515E12, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,055 | |
| 2022-08-12 | Agreement $3,350,000 — from 515E12, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,350,000 | |
| 2022-08-12 | AL&R $3,350,000 — from 515E12, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,350,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | AL&R $600,000 — from 515E12, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 515E12, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2017-06-07 | Agreement $2,561,683 — from 515E12,LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,561,683 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 48 |
Every one of the 346 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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