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419 East 12 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1004400050 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Day Care (1) · Rodent (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Noise (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LESPMHA HDFC
Head officerHERMAN HEWITT
Managing agentL.E.S.P.M.H.A. INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$588,000 $264,600
2026$626,000 $281,700
2027$589,000 $265,050

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway1 Av — L · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 11 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 13 St & Ave A · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

419 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

8 311 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 L.E.S.P.M.H.A. INC — 6 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
334 East 8 Street MN30 B
195 East 2 Street MN30 A
327 East 8 Street MN12 A
419 East 12 Street MN11 A
391 East 10 Street MN7 C
523 East 6 Street MN5 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,239,048 on 2019-08-19 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Hpd), covering 5 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
2019-08-19Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $8,567,298
2019-08-19Mortgage $5,239,049 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $5,239,049
1991-09-20Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $8,567,298

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170171624
201801034
201903339
202004026
20210200222
202205038
202313037
2024060511
202514038
202602024
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-04Boiler inspection
2025-07-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2025-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-08311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-20Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-28Boiler inspection
2024-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-01311: Day Care — Day Care Facility
2024-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023
2023-11-08Eviction executed (2B)
2023-10-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-31FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023-05-25Boiler inspection
2023-05-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-15311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2022-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-11Boiler inspection
2022-04-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-23311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-01-23Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-11-18311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-11-18311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-11-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-11-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-11-11311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-11-11311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-11-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-11-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2021-09-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2021-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-25311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2021-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-26311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020
2020-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-03Boiler inspection
2020-08-28311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-07-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019
2019-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-13311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2019-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-19Agreement $8,567,298 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUS; THE PE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO$8,567,298
2019-08-19Mortgage $5,239,049 — from LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO$5,239,049
2019-08-19REL — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2019-06-26Boiler inspection
2019-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-18Boiler inspection
2018-05-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-18Boiler inspection
2017-09-13Eviction executed (2A)
2017-07-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-07-24HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 1, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2017-07-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-07-21311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2017-07-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-07-12Agreement — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
2017-07-07311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-05-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-05-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING EAST WALL (NEAR BASE BOARD REDIATOR) AT BASE
2017-05-03HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST A
2017-05-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL END CAPS AT BASEBOARD RADIATOR AT BASEMENT
2017-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-04-25311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-02-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-02-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-02-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-02-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-02-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-02-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-11-02HPD class B: § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION NOT ON AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2n
2016-11-02HPD class B: § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION NOT ON AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1s
2016-10-20311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-10-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-04-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-22HPD class B: SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY,
2015-12-22HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH WINDOW BALANCE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT
2015-12-22HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL AROUND THE WINDOW IN T
2015-12-22HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH WINDOW BALANCE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd
2015-12-18311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-12-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-11-05311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-11-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2015-11-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-11-05311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-11-05311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-11-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015-11-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-09-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2053 ADM CODE PROVIDE DWELLING WITH A JANITOR OR RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR JANITORIAL SERVICE.
2015-09-02311: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2015-09-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2015-09-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-09-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — JANITOR/SUPER
2015-09-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2015-09-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-18HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-03-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-03-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-09-27311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2014-09-23311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2014-08-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-26311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2014-05-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-21Deed — from THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL to LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT
2014-01-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-05-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-09-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-09-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-09-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION P#100167392. REMEDY: PROVIDE APPROVE PLANS$125
1992
1992-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1992-03-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-10-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-09-20Mortgage $8,567,298 — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$8,567,298
1991-09-20Agreement — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASN to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1991-09-20Mortgage assigned — from PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASN to CITY OF NEW YORK
1991-09-20Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK HPD to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSGASSN
1991-09-20Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGETC
1991-08-19Permit AL — ISSUED
1991-05-03SAGE — from CITY/NEW YORK DEPT HPD
1990
1990-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
1978
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK

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