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140 Johnson Avenue

459Records
18City systems
0Open violations
79.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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459 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 122 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1999
Floors4
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)140 JOHNSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3030700010
BIN3347565

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.8. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 49 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
49
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · Blocked Driveway (11) · Illegal Parking (4) · Damaged Tree (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$286,912 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1999)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)JOE-140 JOHNSON AVE SNA LLC
Head officerFRANK LANG
Managing agentST NICKS ALLIANCE
Last registered2025-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,034,000 $465,300
2026$1,087,000 $489,150
2027$1,147,000 $516,150

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 11/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — J M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Johnson Av — B43 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMcKibbin St & Manhattan Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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

140 Johnson Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 52 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 ST. NICKS ALLIANCE — 108 buildings, 1,556 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B34 · C20 · D18 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Throop Avenue BK140 A
590 DeKalb Avenue BK111 B
75 Bushwick Avenue BK96 A
250 Pulaski Street BK72 A
609 Metropolitan Avenue BK65 A
330 Union Avenue BK59 A
695 Grand Street BK51 B
106 Gerry Street BK46 B
DeKalb Ave BK45 A
324 Devoe Street BK45 A
633-639 DeKalb Avenue BK37 A
654 Grand Street BK33 B
11 Ten Eyck Street BK24 A
140 Johnson Avenue BK24 B
306 Union Avenue BK21 C
601 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1371 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
607 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1369 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
124 Graham Avenue BK16 B
161 Halsey Street BK16 B
20 Maujer Street BK16 C
19 Humboldt Street BK15 A
214 Scholes Street BK15 B
9 Mac Donough Street BK12 B
276 Jackson Street BK12 B
464 Nostrand Avenue BK12 B
28 Kingsland Avenue BK12 B
22 Stagg Street BK12 A
670 Broadway BK12 A
167 Newport Street BK12 B
140 Newport Street BK12 C
662 Broadway BK12 B
29 Debevoise Avenue BK12 A
20 Stagg Street BK11 B
18 Stagg Street BK9 B
302 Jackson Street BK9 A
486 Gates Avenue BK8 B
108 Meserole Street BK8 B
100 Macon Street BK8 C
512 Morgan Avenue BK8 B
127 Guernsey Street BK8 A
131 Thames Street BK8 A
143 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
447 Tompkins Avenue BK8 C
586A Morgan Avenue BK8 A
586 Morgan Avenue BK8 A
110 Meserole Street BK7 B
161 Graham Avenue BK6 A
27 Ingraham Street BK6 A
110 Seigel Street BK6 A
315 Harman Street BK6 D
910 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
431 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
116 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
543 Graham Avenue BK6 A
235 Driggs Avenue BK6 B
345 Lorimer Street BK6 A
895 Mother Gaston Blvd BK6 C
40 Scholes Street BK6 B

showing 60 of 108 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,685,307 on 1999-01-14 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation), covering 5 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
2017-06-16Deed $1,669,345 — from NUEVA VISTA L.P. to 140 JOHNSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $1,669,345
2017-06-15RPTT&RET $1,669,345 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to 140 JOHNSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $1,669,345
2017-06-08Sold for $1,669,345 $1,669,345 $69,556
1999-01-14Mortgage $1,685,307 — from NUEVA VISTA LP to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,685,307

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017273810057
201806140121
20191181213
202012270131
202103220126
20222080212
20231480316
202400200121
202500891191
202600430144
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 367Ownership & money 27Health & systems 13

Every one of the 459 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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