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288 West 12 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10014 BBL 1006240047 8 units · 5 floors · 1849

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in West Village
Above average
avg 6.6
9
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 9 recorded HPD violations, above the West Village average of 6.6.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 288 West 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 1849
6 or more units
8 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.

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Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 5-story, 8-unit building at 288 West 12th Street in the West Village, owned by Aaron Shirazi, is an 1849 Old Law tenement with a generally good maintenance record. Recent inspections from 2021 to 2024 have consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent one in July 2024 showing compliance. The building has experienced some maintenance issues, most notably a heat/hot water complaint in December 2022 that was investigated by HPD but resulted in no violations. A self-closing door violation was identified in December 2022 specifically for apartment 2R, which was certified as corrected by December 16, 2022.

In 2019, there were two complaints related to construction work - one regarding adjacent buildings and another about work contrary to approved plans - though the latter investigation found no violations. A violation related to the failure to post the Safe Con Bill of Rights was issued in February 2019, though it appears to have been resolved with no penalties. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with all annual reporting periods from 2019 to 2024 showing zero infested or eradicated units. While there have been several permits issued for electrical and plumbing work between 2018 and 2019, including job numbers 123133304 for electrical work, and 123133304 for plumbing work, none of these seem to have resulted in significant resident-impacting issues.

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How 288 West 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
42th percentile

Out of 944 buildings in this neighborhood, 396 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
51.4%
No serious
violations
44.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Number of apartments

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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What's in the 288 West 12 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units8
Floors5
Year built1849
Gross area3,432 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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288 West 12 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
288 West 12Th Street Tenants Corp
Address
1261 Broadway 1002
New York, NY 10001
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288 West 12 Street event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 17
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
Permit Mar 17
Initial Permit · General Construction

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