The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Residential Disposal 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)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-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)
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
$7,136,000
$3,211,200
2026
$8,356,000
$3,760,200
2027
$6,685,000
$3,008,250
The city's market estimate has fallen
6% 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
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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
1990-09-13 (lender: Walsh, Loretta F). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1990-09-13
Mortgage $150,000 — from VITTES, ELIZABETH to WALSH, LORETTA F
$150,000
1986-02-11
Mortgage $82,500 — from WALSH, LORETTA F to CROSSLAND SVGS FSB
$82,500
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
8
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
1
1
5
2018
0
3
1
1
5
2019
0
2
0
1
3
2020
0
8
0
0
8
2021
0
1
0
0
1
2022
2
3
0
1
6
2023
0
1
0
0
1
2024
0
2
0
1
3
2025
0
4
0
0
4
2026
0
5
0
1
6
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2015-04-10311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2015-04-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2013
2013-08-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2012
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-03-28Job filed: New non-combustible deck to be added to the rear of the 1st story within the guidelines of TPPN #4/03. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$10,000
2007-03-28Job filed: New non-combustible deck to be added to the rear of the 1st story within the guidelines of TPPN #4/03. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$10,000
2007-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@3RD STY REAR-HAVING ERECTED A DECK APPROX.12'L X 8'W X 16"H(WOOD)COMPLETE W/4'H HANDRAILS-COMPROMISI
2006-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2006-11-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-20Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL WORK
2006-09-20Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL WORK
2006-06-16Job filed: A1$42,000
2005
2005-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-06-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-05-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APT AND PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2004-01-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APT AND PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2002
2002-10-29Deed — from VITTES, ELIZABETH BERGER to VITTES, ELIZABETH BERGER AS TRUSTEES; ELIZABETH BERGER VITTES SEPARATE PROPERT
2002-02-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-02-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-11-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NON BEARING PARTITION AND DOOR NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500