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235 Schenectady Avenue

502Records
18City systems
15Open violations
106Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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502 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 220 311 service requests, 117 HPD complaints, 68 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1909
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3013780001
BIN3036784

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 106. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations15 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 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.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)1351 Saint Johns Associates LLC
Head officerSAM STERN
Managing agentDAVID SPUTZ
Last registered2026-03-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$876,000 $394,200
2026$854,000 $384,300
2027$1,025,000 $461,250

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Waylon & Caribbean FlamesCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Schenectady Av — B45 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Schenectady Ave · 300 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

235 Schenectady Avenue

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

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $944,241 on 2018-01-03 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-03Mortgage $944,242 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $944,242
2018-01-03Agreement $2,164,000 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,164,000
2014-10-03Agreement $1,295,956 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,295,956
2014-10-03Mortgage $660,041 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $660,041
2014-10-03AL&R $1,295,956 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,295,956
2013-03-27Deed $185,000 — from BRATHWAITE, JOAN to 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC $185,000
2013-03-27Mortgage $650,000 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $650,000
2013-03-27AL&R $650,000 — from 1351 SAINT JOHNS ASSOCIATES LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $650,000
2011-07-01Deed $150,000 — from ARCHER, ANN S to BROAD ZONE MANAGEMENT LLC $150,000
2011-07-01Mortgage $102,000 — from BROAD ZONE MANAGEMENT LLC to ARCHER, ANN S $102,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017313241142
2018041251031
201900120113
202000110112
202100270027
202201120114
202302280131
2024004015
202500170219
202600480250
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 421Ownership & money 23Health & systems 21

Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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