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1280 St Johns Place

6,069Records
18City systems
31Open violations
245.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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6,069 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,273 311 service requests, 1,910 HPD complaints, 1,595 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1919
Floors4
Res. units76
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES
BBL3013830015
BIN3037014, 3341643, 3341644, 3341645

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 245.5. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

337 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 80 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 210). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

80
’23–24
34
’24–25
210
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

563 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (169) · HEAT/HOT WATER (156) · PLUMBING (40) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · DOOR/WINDOW (34) · PAINT/PLASTER (30).

Filed construction activity

$75,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1919)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerLOUIS KOPLOWITZ
Managing agentCITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,083,000 $2,287,350
2026$4,377,000 $1,969,650
2027$4,603,000 $2,071,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

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.

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 / Troy Av — B45 · 200 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

1280 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

563 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 156 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 CITY STAR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 291 units. Grades across the portfolio: C8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1280 St Johns Place BK76 C
1550 Sterling Place BK72 C
1539 Sterling Place BK42 C
738 St Marks Avenue BK21 C
2653 Decatur Avenue BX20 C
2661 Decatur Avenue BX20 C
2657 Decatur Avenue BX20 C
2649 Decatur Avenue BX20 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-19Agreement $50,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $50,000,000
2020-08-19Mortgage $29,984,144 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $29,984,144
2020-07-06Agreement $20,015,856 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $20,015,856
2019-08-15Agreement $22,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $22,000,000
2017-06-14Agreement $20,722,917 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $20,722,917
2014-06-12M&CON $22,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $22,000,000
2014-06-12AL&R $22,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $22,000,000
2014-03-26AL&R $18,640,000 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $18,640,000
2011-05-20Agreement $18,640,000 — from ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $18,640,000
2008-12-12Agreement $18,640,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST.JOHNS I ASSOCIATES $18,640,000
2008-12-12Mortgage $3,655,455 — from ST.JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,655,455
2006-09-27Mortgage $3,072,976 — from ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,072,976
2006-09-27Agreement $15,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST JOHNS I ASSOCIATES L.P. $15,000,000
2005-08-23AL&R $12,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES $12,100,000
2005-08-23Mortgage $2,324,112 — from ST. JOHNS I ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,324,112

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179636411381
20180228008290
20190031218321
202000264811283
20210027905284
20220017203175
20230549004499
20240248603491
20250347806487
20260319206201
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 5,857Ownership & money 52Health & systems 58

Every one of the 6,069 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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