513 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 59 HPD complaints, 48 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.2. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Obstruction (8) · Sewer (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Water System (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
$636,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (56) |
| 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) | 225 W 12 LLC |
| Head officer | CHARLES ALPERT |
| Managing agent | MOSHE HERMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-11-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,503,000 | $6,526,350 |
| 2026 | $13,219,000 | $5,948,550 |
| 2027 | $14,927,000 | $6,717,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mino Brasserie | French | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
11 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (3 in the last three years).
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St — A C E L · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 12 St — M20 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 13 St & 7 Ave · 400 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.
221 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,697 on 2023-10-24 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-24 | AL&R $13,500,000 — from 225 W 12 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $13,500,000 | |
| 2023-10-24 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from 225 W 12 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $13,500,000 | |
| 2023-10-24 | Mortgage $70,697 — from 225 W 12 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $70,697 | |
| 2016-09-07 | Mortgage $14,000,000 — from 225 W 12 L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $14,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-24 | Deed $5,784,758 — from COHEN, FAYA B to 225 W 12 LLC | $5,784,758 | |
| 2016-02-11 | Sold for $5,784,758 | $5,784,758 | $103,299 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 87 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Every one of the 513 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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