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1339 St Johns Place

359Records
19City systems
48Open violations
247Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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359 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 HPD complaints, 69 HPD housing violations, 69 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1907
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC
BBL3013770037
BIN3036765

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 247. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations48 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 1994-07-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · ELECTRIC (3) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,796 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC
Head officerMOHAMED MOAZEB
Managing agentPR0SPECT PLACE REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,256,000 $565,200
2026$1,339,000 $602,550
2027$1,506,000 $677,700

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PJ Restaurant & BakeryCaribbeanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Schenectady Av — B45 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Schenectady Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted 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.

Report a problem to 311

1339 St Johns Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2017-12-22 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-22AL&R $1,100,000 — from PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2017-12-22Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,100,000
2004-11-15Mortgage $181,312 — from 1339 ST. JOHNS REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $181,312
2004-11-15Agreement $350,000 — from 1339 ST. JOHNS REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK $350,000
2001-01-18Mortgage $196,000 — from CROWN HEIGHTS HOLDING CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $196,000
1992-01-07Mortgage $229,634 — from PHILIP, WELLS to SUDEROV, PHYLLIS $229,634
1990-05-07Mortgage $175,000 — from PHILIP, WELLS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $175,000
1985-01-18Mortgage $30,000 — from PHILIP, WELLS JEREMIAH to HERTEL, LOUISE; KOWITT, ROBERT; KOWITT, LILA $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170464115
201820172223
201901120114
2020101130125
2021116019
202202180121
202300130215
202400130518
202500280331
202601140318
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 250Ownership & money 29Health & systems 21

Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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