212 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 HPD housing violations, 29 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 69.2. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · 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 (1893) |
| 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) | SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Head officer | SUDHIR MEHRA |
| Managing agent | Mehra Properties Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,323,000 | $1,495,350 |
| 2026 | $3,988,000 | $1,794,600 |
| 2027 | $3,729,000 | $1,678,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 86 St — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 90 St — M10 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & W 91 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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.
12 West 90 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 |
5 311 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 MEHRA PROPERTIES INC. — 11 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 882 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 42 | A |
| 104 West 96 Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 71-09 Austin Street | QN | 7 | A |
| 79 Avenue C | MN | 6 | B |
| 12 West 90 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 25-27 Steinway Street | QN | 4 | F |
| 40-15 104 Street | QN | 4 | B |
| 40-13 104 Street | QN | 4 | A |
| 24 8 Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
| 13 East 16 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 25-29 Steinway Street | QN | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $540,341 on 2017-06-20 (lender: Santander 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-20 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $2,600,000 | |
| 2017-06-20 | Mortgage $540,341 — from SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $540,341 | |
| 2005-01-13 | Deed $3,510,000 — from 12 WEST 90TH STREET, LLC. to SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC | $3,510,000 | |
| 2005-01-13 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2005-01-13 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2005-01-13 | Mortgage $971,843 — from SOVIN PROPERTIES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $971,843 | |
| 2002-07-15 | Mortgage $395,881 — from 12 W. 90TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $395,881 | |
| 2000-05-04 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 12 W. 90TH STREET, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 58 |
| 2023 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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