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1470 St Johns Place

1,677Records
17City systems
185Open violations
260Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,677 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 568 311 service requests, 563 HPD complaints, 413 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units45
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HEWITT HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION
BBL3013850023
BIN3037113

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 260. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations185 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 125 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-10.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

185 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 81 · winter 2025–26: 62). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

32
’23–24
81
’24–25
62
’25–26

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

276 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (87) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (37) · PLUMBING (29) · GENERAL (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (18).

Filed construction activity

$279,000 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)Hewitt House Associates LP
Head officerAlbert Bass
Managing agentMHR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,407,000 $633,150
2026$1,384,000 $622,800
2027$1,411,000 $634,950

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Utica Ave · 350 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

1470 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

276 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 87 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 MHR MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C14 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1470 St Johns Place BK45 C
999 Liberty Avenue BK41 B
2331 Andrews Avenue North BX41 C
2120 Crotona Avenue BX35 F
Pacific Street BK32 A
1480 St Johns Place BK32 F
1473 Fulton Avenue BX20 C
253 Mother Gaston Blvd BK19 B
Atlantic Ave BK16 B
400 St Marks Avenue BK16 D
2354 Atlantic Avenue BK16 C
3038 Holland Avenue BX13 C
388 St Marks Avenue BK12 D
396 St Marks Avenue BK12 A
2150 Crotona Parkway BX11 D
671 Liberty Avenue BK10 B
720 Liberty Avenue BK10 A
620 Manida Street BX9 C
609 Grand Avenue BK9 C
550 St Johns Place BK8 C
412 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
554 St Johns Place BK8 F
410 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
406 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
459 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
618 Grand Avenue BK8 C
416 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
414 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
603 Grand Avenue BK5 D
613 Grand Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,760,000 on 1989-05-01 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corp), covering 2 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
2007-09-19RPTT&RET $4,466,455 — from FANNIE MAE to HEWITT HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $4,466,455
1989-05-01Mortgage $2,760,000 — from HEWITT HSE ASSCS LTDPTN to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP $2,760,000
1989-05-01Mortgage $1,752,026 — from HEWITT HOUSE ASSOCSLTD to NYC - HPD $1,752,026
1989-05-01Mortgage $914,000 — from HEWITT HOUSE ASSOC LTD P to SETTLEMENT HSNG FUNDINC $914,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017549913112
201800120315
201900690574
202000490352
202101870290
202201690373
20230019905204
20240223605243
20250431404322
20260419503202
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 1,574Ownership & money 32Health & systems 36

Every one of the 1,677 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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