256 12th Street

256 12th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, has 2 open HPD violations, and 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (87/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 87/100)

• 2 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 5 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 3 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (2 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (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)

2 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 8 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-11-19. Newest violation issued 2022-06-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAKE OPEN & OPERABLE SEALED DUMBWAITERS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS., issued 2008-08-19. HPD violation 987402
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2004-11-19. HPD violation 5200121

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation 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

3 of 8 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: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 256 12TH STREET CORP. Head officer: DEBORAH RENNIE. Managing agent: DEBORAH RENNIE. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3010280026, HPD building ID 137927. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 4 Av-9 St (F, G), 4 min walk
• 4 Av-9 St (R), 4 min walk
• Prospect Av (R), 5 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.