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1456 St Johns Place

1,340Records
16City systems
23Open violations
655Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,340 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 586 HPD complaints, 565 311 service requests, 93 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1456 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC
BBL3013850018
BIN3037108

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 655. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2010-09-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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12
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

225 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (34) · DOOR/WINDOW (29) · GENERAL (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · ELECTRIC (21).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)1456 ST JOHNS PLACE LLC
Head officerJAMES BARSOUMIAN
Managing agentJames Barsoumian
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,026,000 $61,560
2026$1,060,000 $63,600
2027$1,005,000 $60,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tasty BitesCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 / Utica Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Utica Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

1456 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

225 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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: $950 on 2017-11-01 (lender: Bofi Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-11-01Agreement $499,950 — from 1456 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC to BOFI FEDERAL BANK $499,950
2016-05-25Mortgage $499,000 — from 1456 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $499,000
2016-05-25Deed $750,000 — from HUGHES, RONNIE to 1456 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC $750,000
2016-05-25AL&R $499,000 — from 1456 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC $499,000
2016-05-06Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $375,000
2008-05-07AL&R $115,000 — from HUGHES, RONNIE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $115,000
2008-05-07Mortgage $115,000 — from HUGHES, RONNIE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $115,000
1997-10-07Mortgage $91,000 — from HUGHES, RONNIE to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT $91,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705674278
201871640173
201930250129
202000340135
202102550158
20220215305160
20230011502117
202400190221
20250328804295
202600740175
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 1,248Ownership & money 21Health & systems 20

Every one of the 1,340 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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