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227 East 12 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10003 BBL 1004680048 16 units · 4 floors · 1920

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Village
At or below average
avg 14.4
6
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 6 recorded HPD violations, at or below the East Village average of 14.4.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 227 East 12 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
16 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The four-story, 16-unit building at 227 East 12th Street in the East Village, owned by Carole Ferrara, has a recorded history dating back to its 1920 construction. The property has experienced recurring heating system issues, with the most recent building-wide heat/hot water complaint filed in November 2023, following similar complaints in October 2019 and multiple instances in 2019 involving both heat and cooking gas problems. The building underwent significant scrutiny in 2021, with violations issued for its Weil McLain gas boiler system, including improper combustion air termination and missing safety features, resulting in a $312 penalty. Multiple housing maintenance code violations were identified during an April 2021 inspection, including requirements for proper smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, sprinkler system maintenance, and security features, though these were subsequently certified as corrected.

The building's notable compliance issues in late 2019 included unauthorized commercial laundry equipment installations in the cellar, leading to multiple violations and penalties totaling $6,250 related to gas utility systems, improper plumbing work, and inadequate sprinkler system maintenance. More recently, the property has passed rodent inspections conducted in 2023, 2024, and early 2025, though there was one instance of "Rat Activity" reported in April 2023. Bedbug reports over the past several years have consistently shown zero infestation records. Despite these challenges, the building's maintenance record shows efforts to address and resolve violations, with most being closed or certified as corrected, though there were some instances of work without proper permits noted in October 2019.

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How we score buildings

How 227 East 12 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
56th percentile

Out of 1555 buildings in this neighborhood, 871 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
40.1%
No serious
violations
49.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
10.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

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Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 227 East 12 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units16
Floors4
Year built1920
Gross area6,024 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

227 East 12 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
227 East 12Th Street Owners, Inc
Address
20 West 22 Street 712
New York, NY 10010
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227 East 12 Street event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 29
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

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