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12 GAY STREET

12 GAY STREET · West Village

Year builtBuilt 1828
Residences≈ 1
Floors3.5
Building typeTownhouse

A 3.5-story townhouse built in 1828, with approximately 1 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations5
Record areas covered20

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

In the Greenwich Village Historic District historic district

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

This building sits in a Landmarks Preservation Commission historic district. Exterior work in a historic district generally requires LPC review.

LPC designation record · LPC designation record

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970182F

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

11 major DOB filings (nearest: demolition about 45 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Tue Dec 20 · 123917039

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) is about 464 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 167

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeTownhouse
Built1828
FloorsOfficial PLUTO num_floors may be non-integer; displayed as reported3.5
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 1
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1005930049
BIN1010283
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodWest Village
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers6
Mortgage records3
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building11
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales0
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

No records found

No records found

No Local Law 84 benchmarking disclosure was found for this building. Buildings below the benchmarking size threshold are not required to file.

Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkNot available
Historic districtGreenwich Village Historic District
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectDaniel H. Weed & Joseph D. Baldwin (builders)
Primary styleFederal
Primary materialFlemish-Bond Brick
Original useResidential
Date range (as recorded)1827 - 1828
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR6
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map12c
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area1,536 sq ft
Built floor area ratio2.83
Maximum residential FAR2.43
Land use category1
Building classA5
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970182F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.4
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block8
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Not reported
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft4
Within 250 ft3
Within 500 ft14
New building filings0
Demolition filings2
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.45 ft · Demolition
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

W 4 St-Wash Sq~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines A B C D E F M · 464 ft
Christopher St-Stonewall~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 633 ft
14 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 1,544 ft
8 Av~9 min walk (approx.) · Lines L · 2,315 ft
Houston St~9 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 2,352 ft

Bus

CHRISTOPHER ST/GREENWICH AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M8
6 AV/WAVERLY PL~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M55 SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM7 SIM9 SIM33 SIM33C X27 X28
GREENWICH AV/CHRISTOPHER ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M8
W 10 ST/WAVERLY PL~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M8

Citi Bike

Washington Pl & 6 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 76 docks (published)
Greenwich Ave & Charles StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 57 docks (published)
W 4 St & 7 Ave SDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 60 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Tashkent Supermarket~1 min walk (approx.) · 323 ft
Gristedes~2 min walk (approx.) · 531 ft
Citarella~2 min walk (approx.) · 560 ft

Pharmacy

C.O. Bigelow Chemists~2 min walk (approx.) · 437 ft
CVS Pharmacy~2 min walk (approx.) · 461 ft
CVS Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 700 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,449 ft

Park

Jefferson Market Garden~2 min walk (approx.) · 435 ft
Sheridan Square Viewing Garden~2 min walk (approx.) · 456 ft
Christopher Park~2 min walk (approx.) · 471 ft

Playground

West 4th Street Courts~3 min walk (approx.) · 871 ft
Minetta Playground~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,076 ft

Ev Charging

Quikpark 173 W 12th Street - Tesla Destination~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,280 ft

Veterinarian

Abingdon Square Veterinary Clinic~2 min walk (approx.) · 399 ft
NY Vet Practice~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,586 ft

Shipping

Mailbox NYC~2 min walk (approx.) · 608 ft
United States Post Office~3 min walk (approx.) · 692 ft

Clinic

FMS-Southern Manhattan Dialysis Center~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,581 ft
NYU Langone Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center (OIOC)~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,929 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

P.S. 041 Greenwich Village~3 min walk (approx.) · 795 ft
P.S. 003 Charrette School~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,516 ft
Harvest Collegiate High School~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,698 ft
M.S. 297~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,048 ft

Daycare

Perry Kids Inc~1 min walk (approx.) · 369 ft
ACADEMY OF ST. JOSEPH PRESCHOOL~1 min walk (approx.) · 392 ft
BARROW STREET NURSERY SCHOOL AT GREENWICH HOUSE~3 min walk (approx.) · 800 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.6005
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL2039
NOISE RESIDENTIAL755
SANITATION AREA668
HEAT HOT WATER616
STREET CONDITION493