218 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 23 FDNY inspections, 22 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.2. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · Street Light Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1).
$156,436 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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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 owner(s) | 1259 ST JOHNS REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN SCHECHTER |
| Managing agent | YHT Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,628,000 | $732,600 |
| 2026 | $1,696,000 | $763,200 |
| 2027 | $1,692,000 | $761,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Troy Av — B45 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Troy Ave & Park Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: New Bridges Elementary 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.
1259 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 |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 82 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,030,500 on 2019-08-20 (lender: Metropolitian Commercial Banik). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-20 | AL&R $4,100,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK | $4,100,000 | |
| 2019-08-20 | Mortgage $2,030,500 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK | $2,030,500 | |
| 2019-08-20 | Agreement $4,100,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK | $4,100,000 | |
| 2018-02-21 | Mortgage $685,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC | $685,000 | |
| 2014-01-27 | Deed $1,200,000 — from WILLIAMS, JOHNNIE MAE; WILLIAMS, TYRONE ROLAND; ESTATE OF ICYLEE WILLIAMS to 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-27 | Mortgage $507,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC | $507,000 | |
| 2014-01-27 | Mortgage $877,500 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC | $877,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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