178 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests, 27 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 218 East 12th St LLC |
| Head officer | Alex Yelon |
| Managing agent | Building Equity Mgmt LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,945,600 | $1,775,520 |
| 2026 | $4,735,000 | $2,130,750 |
| 2027 | $5,682,000 | $2,556,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | 3 Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Astor Pl — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 11 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 11 St & 3 Ave · 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.
218 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,278,982 on 2023-05-11 (lender: Bank United, N.A.), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-13 | Agreement $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP, LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $17,250,000 | |
| 2023-05-11 | Mortgage $1,278,982 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. | $1,278,982 | |
| 2023-05-09 | Mortgage $4,320,736 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. | $4,320,736 | |
| 2023-05-09 | Mortgage $6,460,505 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANK UNITED, N.A. | $6,460,505 | |
| 2023-05-05 | Agreement $4,105,000 — from 218 EAST 12TH ST LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $4,105,000 | |
| 2023-05-05 | Mortgage $4,105,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $4,105,000 | |
| 2023-05-05 | Agreement $17,250,000 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $17,250,000 | |
| 2018-11-02 | Mortgage $4,166,700 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $4,166,700 | |
| 2018-11-02 | Agreement $17,250,000 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $17,250,000 | |
| 2018-11-02 | AL&R $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $17,250,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | Mortgage $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2014-07-08 | Agreement $12,500,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS GROUP LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $12,500,000 | |
| 2014-07-08 | Mortgage $9,158,724 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $9,158,724 | |
| 2014-07-08 | AL&R $12,500,000 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $12,500,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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