The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (1) · PLUMBING (1) · For Hire Vehicle 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
4/6 EAST 12TH STREET
Head officer
DAVID BERGER
Managing agent
TRI-STAR EQUITIES
Last registered
2025-09-08
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$6,757,000
$3,040,650
2026
$7,278,000
$3,275,100
2027
$5,937,000
$2,671,650
The city's market estimate has fallen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 12 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 10 St & 5 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
1990-07-06 (lender: Walsh, Lorettaf). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1990-07-06
Mortgage $150,000 — from BERGER, DAVID G to WALSH, LORETTAF
$150,000
1986-02-11
Mortgage $82,500 — from WALSH, LORETTA F to CROSSLAND SVGS FSB
$82,500
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
9
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
2
2
6
2018
1
0
2
3
2019
7
0
2
9
2020
1
0
1
2
2021
4
0
1
5
2022
3
0
2
5
2023
1
0
2
3
2024
2
0
2
4
2025
4
0
1
5
2026
4
0
2
6
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2009-07-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT #4.$63,500
2009-07-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT #4.$63,500
1998
1998-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-01-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WIHTOUT A PEMMIT. WORK NOTED: ALTERATION OF GROUND FLOOR APT.NEW SHEET ROCK WALL AND PARTITION NEW BATHROOM AND KITCHEN NEW O
1993
1993-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
1993-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
1993-07-23Mortgage satisfied — from BERGER, DAVID G to WALSH, LORETTA
1990
1990-07-06Mortgage $150,000 — from BERGER, DAVID G to WALSH, LORETTAF$150,000
1990-07-06Deed — from WALSH, LORETTA F. to BERGER, DAVID G.
1986
1986-02-11Mortgage $82,500 — from WALSH, LORETTA F to CROSSLAND SVGS FSB$82,500
1986-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from 4-6 E. 12TH ST CORP to CATALANO, SAMUEL
1986-02-11Agreement — from WALSH, LORETTA F to CROSSLAND SVGS BANK; METROPOLITAN SVGS BKFKA
1980
1980-12-19Deed — from 4-6 E 12 STREET CORP to WALSH, LORETTA F
1980-11-17Mortgage — from 4-6 E 12 STREET CORP to CATALANO, SAMUEL
1975
1975-10-15Mortgage — from 4-6 E 12 STREET CORP to GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK
1970
1970-10-15Agreement — from 4-6 E 12 STREET CORP to KANTOR, JENNIE