3,487 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,367 HPD complaints, 1,071 311 service requests, 809 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 293.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
193 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 94 · winter 2024–25: 45 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,745 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
240 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (90) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PLUMBING (18) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (40) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC |
| Head officer | YON KOWITZ |
| Managing agent | YON KOWITZ |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,173,000 | $977,850 |
| 2026 | $2,504,000 | $1,126,800 |
| 2027 | $2,472,000 | $1,112,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Garden | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Saint Johns Pl — B45 B47 B65 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Ralph Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 191 Paul Robeson. 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.
1661 St Johns Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
240 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 90 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,308,910 on 2007-09-17 (lender: Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-03 | Agreement $8,650,000 — from 1675 LINCOLN LLC; ST. JOHNS USA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $8,650,000 | |
| 2021-06-03 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 1675 LINCOLN LLC; ST. JOHNS USA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2021-06-03 | Agreement $10,400,000 — from 1675 LINCOLN LLC; ST. JOHNS USA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $10,400,000 | |
| 2015-09-29 | M&CON $7,200,000 — from ST. JOHNS USA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,200,000 | |
| 2015-09-29 | AL&R $7,200,000 — from ST. JOHNS USA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,200,000 | |
| 2013-03-06 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to ST. JOHNS NOTE LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2013-03-06 | M&CON $7,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS USA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2013-03-06 | AL&R $7,000,000 — from ST. JOHNS USA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2008-01-18 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to COUNTRYWIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINAN | $3,300,000 | |
| 2008-01-18 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to COUNTRYWIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINAN | $3,300,000 | |
| 2007-09-17 | Mortgage $1,308,911 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to COUNTRYWIDE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINAN | $1,308,911 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Agreement $2,075,000 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,075,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | AL&R $2,075,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC | $2,075,000 | |
| 2005-01-18 | Mortgage $869,397 — from 1661 ST. JOHNS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $869,397 | |
| 2001-07-05 | Mortgage $501,870 — from 1661 ST JOHNS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $501,870 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 117 |
| 2018 | 2 | 171 | 0 | 2 | 175 |
| 2019 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| 2020 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 101 |
| 2021 | 2 | 249 | 6 | 1 | 258 |
| 2022 | 2 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| 2023 | 2 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 581 |
| 2024 | 1 | 238 | 0 | 8 | 247 |
| 2025 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 15 | 183 |
| 2026 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 114 |
Every one of the 3,487 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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