7212 4th Avenue

7212 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 33 of 34 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 34 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 21 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 3 infested units over the last 3 years, including re-infestations.
• 33 of 34 units are rent-stabilized; 34 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (27 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 21 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (3 infested units, 3 yr, re-infested), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 5 class A. 24 issued in the last 12 months. 537 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-05-02. Newest violation issued 2026-07-13.

6 closed in the last 90 days. Median 84 days from issue to close for the 20 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''SOUTH'' (apt B5), issued 2024-11-04. HPD violation 17390917
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D9, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt D9), issued 2024-03-26. HPD violation 16769603
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT D9, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt D9), issued 2024-03-26. HPD violation 16779866
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT D8, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D8), issued 2023-07-25. HPD violation 16120589
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE EXIT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH (apt D3), issued 2023-07-19. HPD violation 16111022
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE EXIT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH (apt D3), issued 2023-07-19. HPD violation 16111021
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE WINDOW LOWER SASH AT FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt D3), issued 2023-06-29. HPD violation 16061713
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT A7, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A7), issued 2026-07-13. HPD violation 19057721

311 housing complaints

27 in the last 12 months, 71 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (21), Paint/Plaster (2), Water Leak (2), Plumbing (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 3 infested units in the last 3 years, including re-infestations. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 2 infested, 1 treated, 1 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 1 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

33 of 34 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 33 in 2024, 34 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 2 PERLMAN DRIVE, LLC. Head officer: SAM KLEIN. Managing agent: SAM KLEIN. This owner has 51 buildings on record, 45 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 25, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3059080037, HPD building ID 129532. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bay Ridge Av (R), 3 min walk
• 77 St (R), 4 min walk
• 59 St (N, R), 14 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.