3,254 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,159 311 service requests, 1,111 HPD complaints, 740 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 252.1. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 44 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
136 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 46 · winter 2025–26: 63). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$76,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
365 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (61) · Noise (47) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (41) · WATER LEAK (39) · DOOR/WINDOW (34) · PLUMBING (31).
$50,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (42) |
| 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) | ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | LOUIS KOPLOWITZ |
| Managing agent | CITY STAR MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,364,000 | $1,513,800 |
| 2026 | $3,456,000 | $1,555,200 |
| 2027 | $3,564,000 | $1,603,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School 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.
1539 Sterling 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 |
365 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 61 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 CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 291 units. Grades across the portfolio: C8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1280 St Johns Place | BK | 76 | C |
| 1550 Sterling Place | BK | 72 | C |
| 1539 Sterling Place | BK | 42 | C |
| 738 St Marks Avenue | BK | 21 | C |
| 2653 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2661 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2657 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 2649 Decatur Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $29,984,143 on 2020-08-19 (lender: Capital One, National 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-19 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $50,000,000 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Mortgage $29,984,144 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $29,984,144 | |
| 2020-07-06 | Agreement $20,015,856 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $20,015,856 | |
| 2019-08-15 | Agreement $22,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $22,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-14 | Agreement $20,722,917 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $20,722,917 | |
| 2014-06-12 | M&CON $22,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $22,000,000 | |
| 2014-03-26 | AL&R $18,640,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,640,000 | |
| 2011-05-20 | Agreement $18,640,000 — from ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,640,000 | |
| 2008-12-12 | Agreement $18,640,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST.JOHNS I ASSOCIATES | $18,640,000 | |
| 2008-12-12 | Mortgage $3,655,455 — from ST.JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,655,455 | |
| 2006-09-27 | Mortgage $3,072,976 — from ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,072,976 | |
| 2006-09-27 | Agreement $15,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. | $15,000,000 | |
| 2005-08-23 | AL&R $12,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES | $12,100,000 | |
| 2005-08-23 | Agreement $12,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES | $12,100,000 | |
| 2004-08-25 | Mortgage $2,633,665 — from ST. JOHN'S I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,633,665 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 1 | 2 | 181 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 0 | 5 | 163 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 91 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 3 | 89 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 0 | 4 | 179 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 2 | 208 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 2 | 245 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 242 | 0 | 5 | 252 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 401 | 0 | 2 | 418 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 194 |
Every one of the 3,254 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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