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977 East 12 Street

254Records
14City systems
3Open violations
288.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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254 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 HPD housing violations, 28 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built2006
Floors6
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)MAZAL 57 LLC
BBL3067050058
BIN3179534

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 288.3. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · PLUMBING (1) · GENERAL (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)MAZAL 57 LLC
Head officerPETE JACOV
Managing agent1ST AMERICAN PROPERTIEs
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,322,000 $594,900
2026$1,209,000 $544,050
2027$1,451,000 $652,950

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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

SubwayAvenue J — Q · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue J / Coney Island Av — B6 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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

977 East 12 Street

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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 1ST AMERICAN PROPERTIES — 9 buildings, 47 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
462 West 146 Street MN10 A
1156 Dean Street BK8 B
172 Avenue B MN7 B
207 East 205 Street BX6 B
977 East 12 Street BK6 C
608 West 148 Street MN4 C
167 Beach 96 Street QN3 B
169 Beach 96 Street QN3 B
64 Green Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $188,533 on 2025-10-30 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC Isaoa/atima), covering 4 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
2025-11-26Agreement $10,500,000 — from MAZAL 57 LLC; BH 462 WEST 146 LLC; BH 608WEST 148 LLC; BH 1156 DEAN STREET LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $10,500,000
2025-11-26AL&R $10,500,000 — from BH 462 WEST 146 LLC; BH 1156 DEAN STREET LLC; BH 608WEST 148 LLC; MAZAL 57 LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $10,500,000
2025-10-30Mortgage $188,533 — from BH 462 WEST 146 LLC; BH 608 WEST 148 LLC; BH 1156 DEAN STREET LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC ISAOA/ATIMA $188,533
2019-10-22CORRM $597,397 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $597,397
2019-02-04Mortgage $597,397 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $597,397
2019-02-04Agreement $1,643,000 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,643,000
2019-02-04AL&R $1,643,000 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,643,000
2008-12-08Mortgage $1,067,000 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,067,000
2008-12-08Agreement $1,660,000 — from MAZAL 57, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,660,000
2007-02-06Agreement $593,000 — from 977 EAST 12TH STREET INC. to PINKAS, JOSEPH $593,000
2005-10-24Mortgage $593,000 — from 977 EAST 12TH STREET, INC. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL LLC $593,000
2005-10-21Deed $659,000 — from KAPASAKIS, ALEX G; KAPASAKIS, PETER; GARCIA, BERNARDINE; KAPASAKIS, ANTHONY to 977 EAST 12TH STREET, INC. $659,000
1998-08-07Mortgage $115,000 — from KAPASAKIS, PETER; KAPASAKIS, ANTHONY; GARCIA, BERNARDINE; KAPASAKIS, ALEX G to COLONY MORTGAGE BANKERS $115,000
1995-08-15Mortgage $14,000 — from KAPASAKIS, PETER; KAPASAKIS, ANTHONY to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. $14,000
1993-11-17Mortgage $86,000 — from KAPASAKIS, ANTHONY; GARCIA, BERNARDINE to PERSONAL MORTGAGE CORP $86,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710001
201821003
2019315110
202002002
202101001
20222180020
20230180119
20240360036
2025165012
202602215
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 55Health & systems 3

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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