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495 St Johns Place

479Records
17City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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479 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 311 service requests, 39 DOB complaints, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built2018
Floors7
Res. units26
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)495 ST JOHNS LLC
BBL3011740049
BIN3324396, 3324397, 3324398, 3426362

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · PLUMBING (6) · ELECTRIC (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$75,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)495 ST JOHNS LLC
Head officerJOSEPH BANDA
Managing agentRANCO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,471,000 $2,011,950
2026$5,892,000 $2,651,400
2027$6,790,000 $3,055,500

The city's market estimate has risen 52% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Classon Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

495 St Johns Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RANCO MANAGEMENT LLC — 35 buildings, 460 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C2 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
262 9 Street BK72 A
195 Montrose Avenue BK55 A
2045 Ocean Avenue BK50 A
412 Herkimer Street BK40 A
495 St Johns Place BK26 A
292 Bedford Avenue BK20 B
6803 3 Avenue BK18 B
1764 Union Street BK17 A
1633 Macombs Road BX16 B
534 Jackson Avenue BX12 B
1073 Bedford Avenue BK12 C
60-15 Myrtle Avenue QN12 B
228 20 Street BK10 B
797 Sterling Place BK9 B
1350 Myrtle Avenue BK9 A
1270 44th Street BK8 A
2022 Nostrand Avenue BK8 A
527 Dean Street BK8 A
920 Pacific Street BK8 A
133 23 Street BK5 A
115 Roebling Street BK5 A
705 Flatbush Avenue BK5 C
160 Woodpoint Road BK3 B
2715 Farragut Road BK3 B
279 Bedford Avenue BK3 A
152 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
580 East 26 Street BK3 D
375 Vernon Avenue BK3 D
21 Carlton Avenue BK3 B
156 Woodpoint Road BK3 D
70 Lefferts Place BK3 F
164 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
137 Grand Street BK2 B
302 Bedford Avenue BK2 D
92 Lafayette Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,560,000 on 2020-02-20 (lender: Bank Leumi USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-20Mortgage $14,560,000 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $14,560,000
2020-02-20AL&R $14,560,000 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $14,560,000
2020-02-20Agreement $14,560,000 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $14,560,000
2020-02-20Mortgage $6,130,960 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $6,130,960
2017-10-27Mortgage $2,520,000 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $2,520,000
2017-10-27Deed $5,450,000 — from DICKSON, PHILINTON; DICKSON, MARLENE to 495 ST JOHNS LLC $5,450,000
2017-10-27AL&R $8,440,000 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $8,440,000
2017-10-27Mortgage $5,148,083 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $5,148,083
2017-10-27Mortgage $771,917 — from 495 ST JOHNS LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $771,917
2017-10-20Sold for $5,450,000 $5,450,000 $209,615
1986-11-18Mortgage $72,000 — from DICKSON, PHILINTON; DICKSON, MARLENE to HOLNESS, WINSTON $72,000
1982-01-26Mortgage $18,000 — from HOLNESS, WINSTON to SMALL, LEVERN $18,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
104
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017242428076
201824512324104
2019322180245
2020611109036
202102140016
202202260028
202300150116
202402220125
2025015017
202600300131
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 281Ownership & money 35Health & systems 10

Every one of the 479 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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