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12 Columbus Place

252Records
13City systems
108Open violations
1966.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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252 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 HPD housing violations, 42 311 service requests, 38 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built2006
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)SADOU, THIAM
BBL3017130127
BIN3391306

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1966.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations108 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’24–25
31
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$50,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,561,000 $93,660
2026$1,390,000 $83,400
2027$1,517,000 $91,020

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayRalph Av — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Herkimer St — B47 · 350 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Pl & Atlantic Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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.

Report a problem to 311

12 Columbus Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $620,000 on 2008-03-25 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-03-25Mortgage $620,000 — from THIAM, SADOU to MERS $620,000
2008-03-25Deed $755,000 — from BEDSTUY REALTY LLC to SADAOU, THIAM $755,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201812003
201901203
202000000
202107007
202204116
202302103
20241241127
20253911196
20263541159
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 218Ownership & money 15Health & systems 4

Every one of the 252 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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