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12 St James Place

119Records
12City systems
5Open violations
122.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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119 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 24 HPD complaints, 15 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1875
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)12 ST JAMES PLACE ASS
BBL3019320030
BIN3055361

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.5. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
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 violations5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

29
’24–25
9
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · Lead (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$34,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1875)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)12 ST JAMES PLACE ASSOC, LLC
Head officerROGER COHEN
Managing agentALLEGIANT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,317,200 $1,042,740
2026$2,454,000 $1,104,300
2027$2,830,000 $1,273,500

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Washington Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & St James Pl · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

12 St James 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 ALLEGIANT MANAGEMENT — 14 buildings, 96 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
711 Fulton Street BK13 A
312 Washington Avenue BK10 A
240 Washington Avenue BK10 A
12 St James Place BK8 C
466 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
398 12 Street BK8 A
540 11 Street BK8 A
215 St James Place BK8 A
92 Ft Greene Place BK5 B
175 6 Avenue BK4 B
4 St James Place BK4 A
2 St James Place BK4 B
6 St James Place BK3 A
415 11 Street BK3 A

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
53
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800202
201910102
2020326011
202100415
2022007512
202302237
202400112
20250052153
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 86Ownership & money 1Health & systems 15

Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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