3,503 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,474 HPD complaints, 1,237 311 service requests, 564 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 114.5. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2014-08-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
275 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 49 · winter 2024–25: 146 · winter 2025–26: 70). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
318 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (137) · FLOORING/STAIRS (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (30) · PLUMBING (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (17) · WATER LEAK (17).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (66) |
| 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) | 1212 NEWKIRK AVE TENANTS CORP |
| Head officer | ALAN WALDMAN |
| Managing agent | GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,995,000 | $1,797,750 |
| 2026 | $4,337,000 | $1,951,650 |
| 2027 | $4,547,000 | $2,046,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,040,664 a year ($13.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $510,114 ($6.49 per sq ft), net operating income $530,550. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (1 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 | Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Rugby Rd — B8 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & Stratford Rd · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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.
1212 Newkirk Avenue
| 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 |
318 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 137 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.
Managed by GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 East 5 Street | BK | 95 | B |
| 611 Argyle Road | BK | 84 | A |
| 35-45 79 Street | QN | 78 | A |
| 99-34 67 Road | QN | 67 | B |
| 1212 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 66 | B |
| 5502 14 Avenue | BK | 59 | A |
| 33-38 Parsons Boulevard | QN | 53 | B |
| 2020 Avenue V | BK | 50 | A |
| 515 Avenue I | BK | 47 | A |
| 387 Ocean Parkway | BK | 46 | B |
| 1801 Avenue L | BK | 45 | A |
| 1996 Ocean Avenue | BK | 43 | A |
| 78 Webster Avenue | BK | 32 | C |
| 4582 Manhattan College Py | BX | 25 | B |
| 45-55 39 Street | QN | 25 | A |
| 1208 Sheepshead Bay Road | BK | 12 | A |
| 57 Graham Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 154 Graham Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 156 Graham Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 233 Hewes Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 73 Graham Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $896,993 on 2002-09-13 (lender: Independence Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-18 | Mortgage $360,238 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AVE. TENANTS CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $360,238 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AVE. TENANTS CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $2,400,000 | |
| 2017-05-26 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from PIMPANAN, NANCY; SOLOMON, LADAVAL; SOLOMON, STEPHAN to WHEATLEY, LILLIAN; SHEPARD-PETERSON, SHERESE K | $150,000 | |
| 2017-03-10 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from TSERING, PENPA to MHENDO, PASSANG; TOPGYAL, TASHI | $150,000 | |
| 2017-03-06 | Sold for $150,000 | $150,000 | $2,273 |
| 2016-08-02 | RPTT&RET $115,000 — from HERNANDEZ, PATRICIA to 1212 NEWKIRK 2G LLC | $115,000 | |
| 2016-07-28 | RPTT&RET $135,995 — from 1212 NEWKIRK 2G LLC to TSERING, PENPA | $135,995 | |
| 2016-07-19 | Sold for $135,995 | $135,995 | $2,061 |
| 2016-07-19 | Sold for $115,000 | $115,000 | $1,742 |
| 2014-08-19 | RPTT&RET $200,000 — from JURRIST, JEFFREY to TSERING, PENPA | $200,000 | |
| 2012-08-15 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AVE. TENANTS CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2012-08-15 | Mortgage $684,458 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AVE. TENANTS CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $684,458 | |
| 2005-06-10 | RPTT&RET $79,000 — from SHALEV, SIMON to GRAVESANDE, RONALD | $79,000 | |
| 2002-09-13 | Mortgage $896,994 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AVE TENANTS CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $896,994 | |
| 1990-08-08 | Mortgage $5,000 — from 1212 NEWKIRK AV TENANTS to NEWKIRK REALTY PRTNRSHP | $5,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| 2018 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 1 | 427 |
| 2019 | 2 | 172 | 0 | 2 | 176 |
| 2020 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| 2021 | 4 | 270 | 0 | 3 | 277 |
| 2022 | 3 | 188 | 4 | 1 | 196 |
| 2023 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2024 | 1 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 184 |
| 2025 | 1 | 347 | 0 | 3 | 351 |
| 2026 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 185 |
Every one of the 3,503 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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