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609 St Johns Place

243Records
14City systems
2Open violations
4.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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243 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ST. JOHNS PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3011750069
BIN3324410

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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 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-01-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (10) · Noise (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)ST.JOHN'S PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerYOSEF EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,939,000 $1,322,550
2026$2,929,000 $1,318,050
2027$2,924,000 $1,315,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

SubwayPark Pl — S · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 650 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

609 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT — 86 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A39 · B25 · C15 · D7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
609 St Johns Place BK13 A
91-53 191 Street QN11 A
880 Macon Street BK8 A
841 Kent Avenue BK8 B
69 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
327 Herkimer Street BK8 A
786 Prospect Place BK8 A
237 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
302 Throop Avenue BK8 A
521 Maple Street BK8 A
1082 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
509 Dean Street BK8 B
451 Maple Street BK8 A
827 Monroe Street BK8 A
25 Woodbine Street BK8 B
798 Macon Street BK6 A
305 Woodbine Street BK6 A
1345 Bushwick Avenue BK6 A
146 Guernsey Street BK6 A
20-16 Himrod Street QN5 C
2460 Hoffman Street BX5 B
894 Myrtle Avenue BK5 C
910 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
84-38 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
61 Hancock Street BK4 C
223 Greene Avenue BK4 C
2444 Cambreleng Avenue BX4 A
84 Somers Street BK4 B
84-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 C
442 Jefferson Avenue BK4 A
84-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
751 Sterling Place BK4 D
283 Eldert Street BK4 A
85-59 116 Street QN3 B
328A Irving Avenue BK3 B
85-61 116 Street QN3 B
649 Rutland Road BK3 B
116-05 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B
58-28 79 Avenue QN3 D
85-63 116 Street QN3 A
760 Mac Donough Street BK3 D
650 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
58-23 79 Avenue QN3 B
74 Mac Dougal Street BK3 D
12 Macon Street BK3 A
646 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
172-25 91 Avenue QN3 A
58-26 79 Avenue QN3 B
647 Rutland Road BK3 C
228 Tompkins Avenue BK3 A
16 St Andrews Place BK3 B
85-69 116 Street QN3 B
526 Lefferts Avenue BK3 A
85-65 116 Street QN3 C
487 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
108-34 49 Avenue QN3 C
988 Decatur Street BK3 B
85-57 116 Street QN3 C
58-30 79 Avenue QN3 B
116-11 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,310 on 1995-07-26 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-01-24Mortgage $2,500,000 — from ST. JOHNS PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2013-01-24AL&R $2,500,000 — from ST. JOHNS PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2012-12-27Deed $1,200,000 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD to ST. JOHNS PROPERTIES LLC $1,200,000
1995-07-26Mortgage $35,311 — from SEAY, BERTHA M to GREENPOINT BANK $35,311
1991-09-18Mortgage $62,500 — from SEAY, BERTHA M to EVERGREEN CAPITAL CO $62,500
1990-06-18Mortgage $50,000 — from EVERGREEN CAPITAL CO to SEAY, BERTHA M $50,000
1990-02-01Mortgage $12,500 — from SEAY, BERTHA M to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $12,500
1989-07-03Mortgage $45,000 — from SEAY, BERTHA to EVERGREEN CAPITAL CO $45,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723005
201814005
201904004
202015006
202108008
20220140014
2023580114
2024166114
2025192113
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 131Ownership & money 33Health & systems 4

Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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