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511 East 12 Street

446Records
17City systems
0Open violations
2.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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446 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 101 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MENSIL REALTY
BBL1004060059
BIN1076993, 1076994

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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 83% 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 2.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3) · Encampment (2) · GENERAL (1) · Electrical (1) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$504,640 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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)MENSIL REALTY CORP.
Head officerRUSSELL COOPER
Managing agentNOVUM PROPERTIES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,669,000 $1,201,050
2026$2,225,000 $1,001,250
2027$2,729,000 $1,228,050

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
House of PastaItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

Subway1 Av — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 11 St — M14A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 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.

Report a problem to 311

511 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

16 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NOVUM PROPERTIES, INC. — 11 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
225 East 5 Street MN27 A
124 East 4 Street MN24 A
211 East 5 Street MN20 A
126 East 4 Street MN20 A
511 East 12 Street MN18 A
61 1 Avenue MN16 A
509 East 5 Street MN15 A
209 East 5 Street MN10 A
511 East 5 Street MN8 A
128 East 4 Street MN8 A
59 1 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $975,214 on 2026-09-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22Agreement $5,000,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2026-09-22Mortgage $975,214 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $975,214
2019-08-01Agreement $4,725,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,725,000
2019-08-01Mortgage $2,753,953 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,753,953
2019-08-01AL&R $4,725,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,725,000
2012-09-05Mortgage $1,191,993 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,191,993
2012-09-05Agreement $2,300,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,300,000
2012-09-05AL&R $2,300,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,300,000
2004-08-24Agreement $1,300,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $1,300,000
2004-08-24AL&R $1,300,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to MENSIL REALTY CORP $1,300,000
2004-08-24Mortgage $328,956 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $328,956
2002-02-01Mortgage $459,070 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $459,070
1998-07-07Mortgage $311,687 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $311,687
1989-11-28Mortgage $300,000 — from MENSIL REALTY CORP to AMALGAMATED BANK N Y $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
40
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710340522
2018150170335
201901315340
20200080311
202100100313
2022005038
20230290415
20240170513
20250070310
2026002439
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 303Ownership & money 29Health & systems 44

Every one of the 446 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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