400 12th Street

400 12th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, has 11 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 11 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

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

• Repairs: High (11 open), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2008-06-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM CELLAR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988193
• Class B: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988196
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 60 WATT BULB 4 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988198
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 4 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988189
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 3 STY REAR R35., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988190
• Class B: Plumbing defect (exterior). D26-16.01 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN REAR YARD., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988194
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ,100 WATTS REQUIRED., issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 5159955
• Class A: Broken window or sash (exterior). SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WINDOW REMOVE REPLACE WITH DOOR 1 STY EAST APT 16 TO REAR YARD. LOCATED AT APT 16 (apt 16), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 988192

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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)

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 400 12TH STREET LLC. Head officer: EDWARD F MCMELLON. Managing agent: 400 12TH STREET LLC. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3010300039, HPD building ID 138048. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 7 Av (F, G), 4 min walk
• 15 St-Prospect Park (F, G), 8 min walk
• 4 Av-9 St (R), 10 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.