12 Jones Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The 7-story, 59-unit building at 12 Jones Street in the West Village, owned by Alexander Berley, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there were multiple heat and hot water outages in 2018-2019, with entire building-wide failures reported in October 2018 and apartment-specific issues in January 2019, though conditions were reportedly restored in both instances. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, successfully passing all but three of eight initial inspections between 2019 and 2025, with bait application needed in late 2018.

An emergency housing maintenance complaint regarding mold was filed in August 2018, though no violations were found upon inspection. In recent years, the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no infestations reported in the past five annual filings from 2020 through 2024. The Department of Buildings conducted several tenant safety inspections in early 2024, finding no violations, and there were multiple complaints about unauthorized work and illegal hotel rooms between 2018-2022, though inspectors were often unable to gain access to verify the complaints.

The building's management has faced penalties for failing to file energy usage benchmarking reports in 2019-2020, though these violations were dismissed upon resolution. A plumbing-related ECB violation was issued in August 2018 concerning unauthorized bathroom fixture installations in unit 2H, which was subsequently resolved. While the building has had its share of maintenance issues, recent inspections and reporting history suggest improved compliance and maintenance practices, particularly regarding pest management and safety inspections.