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419 East 12 Street

190Records
14City systems
2Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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190 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT ION
BBL1004400050
BIN1006004

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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 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-03.

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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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Day Care (1) · Rodent (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (11)
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)LESPMHA HDFC
Head officerHERMAN HEWITT
Managing agentL.E.S.P.M.H.A. INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$588,000 $264,600
2026$626,000 $281,700
2027$589,000 $265,050

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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: 1 Av / E 11 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 13 St & Ave A · 500 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

419 East 12 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by L.E.S.P.M.H.A. INC — 6 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
334 East 8 Street MN30 B
195 East 2 Street MN30 A
327 East 8 Street MN12 A
419 East 12 Street MN11 A
391 East 10 Street MN7 C
523 East 6 Street MN5 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,239,048 on 2019-08-19 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Hpd), covering 5 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
2019-08-19Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $8,567,298
2019-08-19Mortgage $5,239,049 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $5,239,049
1991-09-20Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $8,567,298

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170171624
201801034
201903339
202004026
20210200222
202205038
202313037
2024060511
202514038
202602024
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 13Health & systems 40

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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