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575 St Johns Place

990Records
14City systems
2Open violations
16.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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990 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 381 HPD complaints, 236 311 service requests, 220 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1909
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)575 SAINT JOHNS PLACE LLC
BBL3011750083
BIN3029508

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.1. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-03-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Noise (2) · GENERAL (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$97,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)575 SAINT JOHNS PLACE LLC
Head officerHAZEL MARTIN
Managing agentBK RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONs
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,576,800 $709,560
2026$1,574,000 $708,300
2027$1,889,000 $850,050

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Classon Av — B45 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Classon Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

575 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

9 311 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 BK RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS LLC — 8 buildings, 75 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
327 Eastern Parkway BK15 B
793 Franklin Avenue BK12 A
577 St Johns Place BK8 A
1301 Lincoln Place BK8 A
1305 Lincoln Place BK8 A
789 Franklin Avenue BK8 B
579 St Johns Place BK8 B
575 St Johns Place BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,990 on 2002-01-08 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-01-08Mortgage $499,990 — from MARTIN, ELCORNO; MARTIN, HAZEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $499,990
1986-10-20Mortgage $66,000 — from MARTIN, ELCORNO; MARTIN, HAZEL to SCHWARTZ, FRED $66,000
1983-05-09Mortgage $25,000 — from ALLEN B FASTEIN RLTYCP to CHARM SYSTEMS INC $25,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
86
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703420045
201801180019
201916450254
2020314008
202122820086
2022008008
20230452112
2024004015
202501100213
2026403018
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 883Ownership & money 18Health & systems 9

Every one of the 990 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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