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437 East 12 Street

971Records
21City systems
9Open violations
90.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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971 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 303 311 service requests, 257 HPD complaints, 136 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)437 E 12 STREET LLC
BBL1004400040
BIN1006000

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 90.6. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 74). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
74
’25–26

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

$16,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Noise (25) · Illegal Parking (9) · Rodent (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$1,113,985 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)437 E 12 STREET LLC
Head officerPETER TRAN
Managing agentPETER TRAN
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,267,000 $2,370,150
2026$6,128,000 $2,757,600
2027$5,801,000 $2,610,450

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SlikNot yet graded—
Smør BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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 4 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 · 450 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 · 300 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

437 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

134 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,154,146 on 2026-08-20 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), 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
2026-08-20AL&R $17,500,000 — from 437 E 12 STREET LLC; 435 E 9 TSG LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,500,000
2026-08-20Agreement $17,500,000 — from 435 E 9 TSG LLC; 437 E 12 STREET LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $17,500,000
2026-08-20Mortgage $9,154,147 — from 437 E 12 STREET LLC; 435 E 9 TSG LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $9,154,147
2025-03-04Deed $9,400,000 — from 12TH STREET REALTY to 437 E 12 STREET LLC $9,400,000
2025-03-04Mortgage $6,580,000 — from 437 E 12 STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $6,580,000
2025-03-04AL&R $6,580,000 — from 437 E 12 STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, NA $6,580,000
2025-03-03Sold for $9,400,000 $9,400,000 $247,368
1984-07-17Mortgage $20,000 — from MILAD TWELVE ASSOCIATES to PROPERTY INVESTMENTGRP $20,000
1984-07-17Mortgage $125,000 — from MILAD TWELVE ASSOCIATES to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFBS $125,000
1984-07-17Mortgage $151,000 — from MILAD TWELVE ASSOCIATES to PROPERTY INVESTMENTGRP $151,000
1982-08-06Mortgage $179,000 — from HURYN, IHOR; PYRSKY, MICHAEL to PROPERTY INVEST/GROUP $179,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700790281
201802370241
201925280439
202067210337
20215580321
2022104390457
2023210440965
2024582101044
2025817134411174
202602795288
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 710Ownership & money 48Health & systems 64

Every one of the 971 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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