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1228 St Johns Place

318Records
15City systems
19Open violations
160.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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318 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 HPD housing violations, 74 HPD complaints, 68 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)AFFORDABLE HSNG-SJPLP
BBL3013820028
BIN3036957

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 160.4. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations19 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-07-18.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$80,000 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AFFORDABLE HOUSING SJP LP
Head officerASHLEY SANDLER
Managing agentMinotaur Management LLC
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$560,000 $252,000
2026$516,000 $232,200
2027$705,000 $317,250

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Troy Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Troy Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

1228 St Johns Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MINOTAUR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 78 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1228 St Johns Place BK16 C
1216 St Johns Place BK16 D
1222 St Johns Place BK16 D
477 West 142 Street MN8 F
230 Boerum Street BK8 A
316 Suydam Street BK6 D
82 Bradhurst Avenue MN4 A
556 West 173 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $145,299 on 2002-08-06 (lender: Community Preservation Corp.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-13RPTT&RET $936,327 — from AFFORDABLE HOUSING-SJP, L.P. to AFFORDABLE HOUSING-SJP, L.P. $936,327
2002-08-06Mortgage $145,299 — from AFFORDABLE HOUSING SJP LP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $145,299
1990-02-28Mortgage $1,652,000 — from AFFORDABLE HSNG-SJPLP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP $1,652,000
1990-02-28Mortgage $885,000 — from AFFORDABLE HSNG-SJPLP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP $885,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
2018012014
201900160117
202000110112
202100160117
2022005207
202301150117
20240080311
202501550460
2026204017
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 38Health & systems 14

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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