1579 East 12th Street

1579 East 12th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn, has 9 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1970

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 9 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-10-22. Newest violation issued 2007-11-14. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2007. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING -- DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR VESTIBULE AND ENTRANCE TO BUILDING, issued 2007-11-14. HPD violation 7014109
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING : DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-11-05. HPD violation 7005159
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-10-22. HPD violation 6983321
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the west wall, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-11-05. HPD violation 7005154
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREAD [ 10 UP FROM GROUND LEVEL ] AT STOOP, issued 2007-11-05. HPD violation 7002227
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (stairs). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CRACK CONCRETE SIDEWALK AT STAIRS AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2007-11-05. HPD violation 7002221
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the north wall, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-11-05. HPD violation 7005148
• Class B: Electrical defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SWITCH OUTLET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-10-22. HPD violation 6983289

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: CHAYA GENUTH, AS TRUSTEE. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3067590060, HPD building ID 242570. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kings Hwy (B, Q), 5 min walk
• Avenue M (Q), 10 min walk
• Avenue P (F), 13 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.