1,508 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 584 HPD complaints, 494 HPD housing violations, 320 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 723.6. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 214 total — 50 class C (immediately hazardous), 140 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2005-01-28. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (4).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | J JOHNSON LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID WEINBERGER |
| Managing agent | J JOHNSON LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,164,000 | $523,800 |
| 2026 | $1,397,000 | $628,650 |
| 2027 | $1,676,000 | $754,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Kingston Av — 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Albany Av — B45 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Johns Pl & Kingston Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
1149 St Johns Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
58 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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.
Managed by JOEL JOHNSON, LLC — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1149 St Johns Place | BK | 8 | D |
| 740 Sutter Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
| 1425 Broadway | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $725,000 on 2017-01-17 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-17 | AL&R $725,000 — from J JOHNSON LLC to KEARNY BANK | $725,000 | |
| 2017-01-17 | Mortgage $725,000 — from J JOHNSON LLC to KEARNY BANK | $725,000 | |
| 2013-03-11 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from J JOHNSON LLC; 644 RES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2013-03-11 | M&CON $1,250,000 — from 644 RES LLC; J JOHNSON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Agreement $325,000 — from J JOHNSON LLC to ELENAR FOUNDATION; BC BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS LLC | $325,000 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Deed $399,999 — from 1149 RES INC. to J JOHNSON LLC | $399,999 | |
| 2011-08-29 | AL&R $325,000 — from J JOHNSON LLC to ELENAR FOUNDATION; BC BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS LLC | $325,000 | |
| 2005-05-18 | Mortgage $577,500 — from 1149 RES INC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $577,500 | |
| 2004-12-22 | Mortgage $251,187 — from 1149 RES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $251,187 | |
| 2004-12-22 | Agreement $577,500 — from 1149 RES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $577,500 | |
| 2004-11-17 | Deed $770,000 — from NIE PROPERTIES, INC to 1149 RES INC. | $770,000 | |
| 2003-12-15 | Deed $440,000 — from SINCLAIR, IRIS; SINCLAIR, JOSEPHINE to NIE PROPERTIES, INC | $440,000 | |
| 2003-12-15 | Mortgage $330,000 — from NIE PROPERTIES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSC | $330,000 | |
| 2000-06-19 | Mortgage $45,000 — from SINCLAIR, JOSEPHINE; SINCLAIR, IRIS to FIRST WEST MORTGAGEBANKERS LTD | $45,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 93 |
| 2018 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 73 |
| 2019 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2023 | 1 | 261 | 0 | 1 | 263 |
| 2024 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2025 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| 2026 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Every one of the 1,508 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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