1,128 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 DOB permits, 213 311 service requests, 182 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (18) · Illegal Parking (10) · Water System (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Encampment (4) · Noise (4).
$15,302,989 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (88 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 (1961) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (102) |
| 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) | BUTTERFIELD HOUSE INC |
| Head officer | RICHARD CLAIR |
| Managing agent | ORSID NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $56,071,000 | $25,231,950 |
| 2026 | $59,612,000 | $26,825,400 |
| 2027 | $61,584,000 | $27,712,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $11,656,943 a year ($49.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,137,248 ($17.54 per sq ft), net operating income $7,519,695. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 14 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 13 St & 5 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
37 West 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 |
59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 243 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,715,679 on 2013-09-26 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | RPTT&RET $5,375,000 — from LEISER, ALISSA; WALSH, PATRICIA to NEWMAN, GRIFFIN H | $5,375,000 | |
| 2026-07-21 | RPTT&RET $4,950,000 — from PETER A. EISENBERG REVOCABLE TRUST, AS T; CHRISTOPHER MARTIN WANGRO, TRUSTEE; KATHERINE E. to SAPNAR, MICHAEL; NEGROTTO-SAPNAR, ELIZABETH | $4,950,000 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Sold for $5,375,000 | $5,375,000 | $52,696 |
| 2026-07-08 | Sold for $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | $48,529 |
| 2026-05-07 | RPTT&RET $998,000 — from NEVINS, FREDERIC K to GOLDSTEIN, TRACI; JUNG, ARTHUR | $998,000 | |
| 2026-05-07 | RPTT&RET $3,350,000 — from LIN, BENNY U. to RATTNER, DAVID WILLIAM | $3,350,000 | |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $998,000 | $998,000 | $9,784 |
| 2026-04-29 | Sold for $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | $32,843 |
| 2026-01-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from KAPLAN, RENEE EDISON; KAPLAN, DON to LUNA, ISABELLA | $2,500,000 | |
| 2026-01-20 | Sold for $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $24,510 |
| 2025-10-08 | RPTT&RET $2,950,000 — from GIORDANO, DAVID to BRIER, BRANDON | $2,950,000 | |
| 2025-09-30 | Sold for $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $28,922 |
| 2025-08-15 | RPTT&RET $3,995,000 — from ESTATE OF DOROTHY A. BLACK; ISRAEL GOLDMAN, EXECUTOR to BALTHASER, REID; ATKIN, MARTIN | $3,995,000 | |
| 2025-08-14 | RPTT&RET $5,650,000 — from BALTHASER, REID; ATKIN, MARTIN to CASSIDY, PAUL; EVENSON, VERNON | $5,650,000 | |
| 2025-08-08 | Sold for $3,995,000 | $3,995,000 | $39,167 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 67 |
| 2018 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 67 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 70 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 61 |
| 2024 | 33 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 89 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 44 |
| 2026 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 97 |
Every one of the 1,128 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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