345 East 12 Street,Manhattan, NY 10003
37 Units
•Built in 1920
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 345 East 12 Street
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Recent reviews for 345 East 12 Street, Manhattan, praise its prime location near restaurants, bars, and transit. Apartments tend to be quiet with spacious layouts and friendly neighbors. However, management and owner responsiveness receive widespread criticism for ignoring persistent issues such as pest infestations (rats, roaches, mice), malfunctioning heat and water systems, security concerns with package theft, and prolonged maintenance delays. Garbage management varies, sometimes attracting pests. While some appreciate the attentive super, many find management unhelpful and unresponsive, leaving structural problems unaddressed. Prospective renters should weigh the excellent location against ongoing operational and maintenance challenges.
Reviews (12)
2.38 stars
1 week ago
prewar apartment with issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Apartment is centrally located to many wonderful restaurants, bars and shops
- apartment is quiet, not too much on the block
- apartment is quiet, not too much on the block
Cons:
- trash management - the garbage room was constantly infested with rats
- packages/mail UNSECURED - 10+ packages stolen during my stay
- building super was responsive but often unhelpful
- during the stay, a pipe had burst and had caused water damage. took a few days to get this fixed
- many homeless folks would lie around the apartment in the neighboring restaurant storefronts
- packages/mail UNSECURED - 10+ packages stolen during my stay
- building super was responsive but often unhelpful
- during the stay, a pipe had burst and had caused water damage. took a few days to get this fixed
- many homeless folks would lie around the apartment in the neighboring restaurant storefronts
2 stars
3 months ago
Great Location, Terrible Everything Else.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Everything outside the building - the location and the proximity to vital transportation, parks, markets, bars, restaurants, museums, nearby neighborhoods, cinemas, etc.
Cons:
Too many to list.
Everything inside the building from rats, to roaches, to the terrible super who lets the building waste away. There’s homeless people who defecate on the stairs to the building. I see it more often than I care to admit. The rooftop has leaks. The scaffolding in the front of the facade has been up for 2 years because the owner has stopped paying workers. The floorboards are rotting. The hallways smell like garbage. The super is inept and unresponsive - the first week living here we didn’t have running water in the shower and it took 2 weeks to get it back. No discount on rent. We also didn’t have a refrigerator. The one we were supplied with was filled to the brim with a fierce mold infection. The super looked at me like I was crazy when I requested a new fridge. His response was “wipe it down with paper towels it’ll be fine”. Meanwhile the mold was so bad it was in places I couldn’t reach. I eventually had to purchase a new fridge out of pocket.
Packages get stolen often. I stopped ordering them here. The mailboxes don’t shut correctly. The doors are not up to fire code as they don’t shut properly. The doors have creases and cracks in them to let pests inside. There’s only 3 outlets in the apartment. The toilet runs constantly. The kitchen has a massive hole behind the oven. The oven doesn’t work. The shower was not waterproofed and leaked so badly into the kitchen below our unit that we had to leave our apartment for 3 days while it got repaired.
The owner is a degenerate slum lord who lets his building fall apart. He knows their will always be a steady supply of college students to fluctuate on year leases and he has no incentive to pay for the building repairs.
Everything inside the building from rats, to roaches, to the terrible super who lets the building waste away. There’s homeless people who defecate on the stairs to the building. I see it more often than I care to admit. The rooftop has leaks. The scaffolding in the front of the facade has been up for 2 years because the owner has stopped paying workers. The floorboards are rotting. The hallways smell like garbage. The super is inept and unresponsive - the first week living here we didn’t have running water in the shower and it took 2 weeks to get it back. No discount on rent. We also didn’t have a refrigerator. The one we were supplied with was filled to the brim with a fierce mold infection. The super looked at me like I was crazy when I requested a new fridge. His response was “wipe it down with paper towels it’ll be fine”. Meanwhile the mold was so bad it was in places I couldn’t reach. I eventually had to purchase a new fridge out of pocket.
Packages get stolen often. I stopped ordering them here. The mailboxes don’t shut correctly. The doors are not up to fire code as they don’t shut properly. The doors have creases and cracks in them to let pests inside. There’s only 3 outlets in the apartment. The toilet runs constantly. The kitchen has a massive hole behind the oven. The oven doesn’t work. The shower was not waterproofed and leaked so badly into the kitchen below our unit that we had to leave our apartment for 3 days while it got repaired.
The owner is a degenerate slum lord who lets his building fall apart. He knows their will always be a steady supply of college students to fluctuate on year leases and he has no incentive to pay for the building repairs.
Advice to owner:
Jump in traffic.
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 345 East 12 Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.81 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
May 23, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 4th story
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Hazardous
16
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 08, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ...hard wood floor in the 2nd room from north at east located at apt 30, 6th story, 2nd apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
11
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 23, 2025: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance located at apt 2, 1st story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
M
Margaret Brunn
2.9(12)
Head Officer•
1 Property•37 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
E
339-347 East 12TH Street Investor, LLC
2.8(16)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•74 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
B
Brian Garland
2.9(12)
Agent•
1 Property•37 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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