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12 St Nicholas Avenue

167Records
11City systems
0Open violations
17.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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167 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)J 12 LLC
BBL3031770024
BIN3072421

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$585,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)J 12 LLC
Head officerLAURENT WENDUM
Managing agentRIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP
Last registered2025-07-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$687,000 $309,150
2026$824,000 $370,800
2027$659,000 $296,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayJefferson St — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Wyckoff Av — B57 · 450 ft
Citi BikeWyckoff Ave & Jefferson St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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 St Nicholas Avenue

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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP — 18 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
17-11 Linden Street QN9 C
629 Union Street BK8 A
140 Grattan Street BK8 A
131 Starr Street BK8 C
320 49 Street BK8 C
1666 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
1718 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
29 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 B
606 Onderdonk Avenue QN4 C
12 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 C
16-84 Linden Street QN3 D
1381 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
376 Menahan Street BK3 A
242 Menahan Street BK3 D
1529 Greene Avenue BK3 B
1552 Greene Avenue BK3 C
424 Menahan Street QN3 A
60-32 Catalpa Avenue QN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $570,325 on 2022-02-14 (lender: Standard Insurance Company), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-14Mortgage $570,326 — from J 242A LLC; J 12 LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY $570,326
2022-02-14AL&R $3,225,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242A LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY $3,225,000
2022-02-14Agreement $3,225,000 — from J 242A LLC; J 12 LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY $3,225,000
2018-11-20AL&R $2,785,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,785,000
2018-11-20Mortgage $1,607,773 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,607,773
2018-11-20Agreement $2,785,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,785,000
2017-06-30Deed $1,650,000 — from PERALTA, JOSE M to WENDUM, KEVIN; GREENBERG, DAVID; WENDUM, LAURENT $1,650,000
2017-06-30Mortgage $1,200,000 — from GREENBERG, DAVID; WENDUM, KEVIN; WENDUM, LAURENT to MERS $1,200,000
2017-06-06Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $412,500
2007-03-08Mortgage $270,000 — from PERALTA, JOSE M to MERS $270,000
2000-11-01Mortgage $153,000 — from PERALTA, JOSE M to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION $153,000
1995-11-30Mortgage $159,500 — from RICHMOND, WINSLOW to EASTWOOD MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $159,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174274017
20180137011
2019003014
2020003003
2021003003
20220035210
2023005005
2024003227
2025004026
202601110113
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 32Health & systems 12

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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