212 East 12th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

212 East 12th Street is a 5-story, 9-unit residential building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by One Arab Trade Center Inc. The building, classified as an Old Law Tenement, has experienced several notable maintenance issues over recent years.

Most significantly, there was a ventilation system-related complaint filed in January 2022 that could not be inspected by HPD due to access issues. Additionally, there is currently an open violation from January 2023 regarding a fire escape blockage caused by an air conditioner unit on the 3rd story, which protrudes beyond permitted limits. The building has also faced issues with compliance to bedbug reporting requirements, receiving multiple violations between 2021 and 2024 for failing to file the necessary annual reports, though recent records from 2024 and 2025 show no reported infestations.

The Department of Buildings has issued several violations to the property, including an active violation as of June 2023 for failure to file the 2018 external low pressure inspection report, though previous violations from 2020 and 2021 were dismissed following subsequent inspections showing corrected defects. The building has maintained a good record in other areas, passing all rodent inspections conducted between 2020 and 2025, with the most recent inspections in January 2025 showing no issues. While the property has experienced periodic maintenance issues, particularly regarding documentation compliance and ventilation systems, recent inspections and reports suggest an improvement in pest management practices, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past two reporting periods and consistent passing of rodent inspections.