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270 West 12th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-00615-0112 Greenwich Village Historic District

Built
1887
Floors
5
Residential units
18
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
5,522 sq ft
Floor area
20,830 sq ft

En español: 6 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 22 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 4 años abierta, desde el 8 de junio de 2022.

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  1. 6

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

    Oldest open since

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  2. 11

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 5

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 17 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 17 Class C violations, all 17 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 17 open HPD violations run from November 23, 2024 to October 22, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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6 open Class C and an OATH hearing on February 2, 2027. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 8, 2022.

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OATH hearings
A hearing on a DOB summons is set for February 2, 2027.
OATH/ECB summonses
6 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $23,775 in penalties imposed. 5 of them are still active, the same 5 listed under OATH/ECB. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on June 30, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • June 29, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. Resolved by stipulation, $620 penalty imposed.
  • October 30, 2025, DOB: Fail to notify DOB prior to installation removal of suspended scaffold. Decided by default, $10,000 penalty imposed.
  • October 24, 2025, DOB: Sign panel not provided or not in compliance with section. Decided by default, $6,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 6 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 6, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

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DOB violations
16 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued January 27, 2025.
Housing court
6 housing court cases here since 2005.
DOB complaints
11 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 30, 2026.
DOB permits
2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued February 19, 2026.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued February 19, 2026, in effect until February 16, 2027.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued December 1, 2025, in effect until December 1, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued September 24, 2025, expired September 24, 2026.

The newest 3 of 9 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 9, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Bedbug report
Filed for its 2 buildings by January 23, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 28, 2024, awarded for $840.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C6 open most often Fire Safety
Certified on time19184587
Certified on time19184584
Fire SafetyNot complied with17831708
Fire SafetyNot complied with17829507
Fire SafetyNot complied with17829506
Fire SafetyNotice sent17395125
Class B11 open
Certified on time19184586
Certified on time19184585
Certified on time19184583
Certified on time19184582
Certified on time19184581
Certified on time19184580
CIV14 mailed19184579
CIV14 mailed19184578
CIV14 mailed19184577
CIV14 mailed19184576
The report lists all 11, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB5 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 2Settled by agreement39194169R268 WEST 12 OWNERS CORP
Cranes and Derricks, Class 2Decided by default39546509K268 WEST 12 OWNERS CORP
Construction, Class 2Decided by default39546334H268 WEST 12 OWNERS CORP
Boilers, Class 2Found in violation37035913P
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39132681M

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Questions about this building

Does 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan had 22 open violations on October 10, 2026: 17 from HPD and 5 from OATH/ECB. 6 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 4 years, since June 8, 2022.

Is 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 17 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 17 Class C violations, all 17 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for February 2, 2027. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 16 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued January 27, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 6 housing court cases here since 2005. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 11 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 30, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 28, 2024, awarded for $840. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 2 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Sidewalk Shed work, was issued February 19, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When did 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

Its 2 buildings had all filed by January 23, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1887 as the year 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 18 residential units at 270 West 12 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 270 West 12th St, Manhattan: 18 units, 6 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/270-west-12-street-manhattan

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