150 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 DOB complaints, 16 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1843) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 239 WEST LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID MOORE |
| Managing agent | FIRST METRO REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,287,600 | $1,929,420 |
| 2026 | $5,145,000 | $2,315,250 |
| 2027 | $6,174,000 | $2,778,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St — A C E L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 4 St — M20 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greenwich Ave & 8 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
239 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 |
3 311 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 FIRST METRO REALTY LLC — 5 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 West 106 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 239 West 12 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1070 Cypress Avenue | QN | 3 | D |
| 1312 Decatur Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 713 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $122,122 on 2022-01-14 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-14 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 239 WEST LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from 239 WEST LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Mortgage $122,123 — from 239 WEST LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $122,123 | |
| 2017-01-03 | Agreement $1,699,813 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 239 WEST LLC | $1,699,813 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Agreement $1,850,000 — from 239 WEST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,850,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | AL&R $1,850,000 — from 239 WEST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,850,000 | |
| 2012-11-01 | Mortgage $34,642 — from 239 WEST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $34,642 | |
| 2006-04-20 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 239 WEST LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2006-04-20 | Mortgage $249,434 — from 239 WEST LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $249,434 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from 239 WEST LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,750,000 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 239 WEST LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Mortgage $570,560 — from 239 WEST LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $570,560 | |
| 2004-01-28 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from MOORE, DAVID to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2004-01-28 | Deed $1,650,000 — from NEWHAUS, LORRAINE SANDAY to MOORE, DAVID | $1,650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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