Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

Building report

42 St Johns Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3009470026 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

Free while in beta — every NYC building gets a report like this, updated weekly from city records. If it's useful, chip in to keep it free

Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)SAINT JOHN BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS
Head officerLIMOR GOREN
Managing agent448 MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,816,000 $1,267,200
2026$2,398,000 $1,079,100
2027$2,715,000 $1,221,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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

SubwayBergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Union St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBerkeley Pl & 6 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

42 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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 448 MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
179 East Houston Street MN15 A
42 St Johns Place BK7 A
835 Carroll Street BK5 A
28 Berkeley Place BK4 A
639 11 Street BK3 B
585 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 B
562 9 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2021-03-24 (lender: Axos Bank-Tm). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-24Mortgage $600,000 — from SAINT JOHN BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS LLC to AXOS BANK-TM $600,000
2021-03-24Deed $1,500,000 — from KENNETH SOLOMON FAMILY TRUST; SOLOMON, AS TRUSTEE, ANN to SAINT JOHN BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS LLC $1,500,000
2021-03-12Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $214,286
1995-03-22Mortgage $52,000 — from SOLOMON, KENNETH to CITYSCAPE CORP $52,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
10
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20182013
20192002
20201001
202173010
20223003
20234015
20242002
20251001
20260000
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-19311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2023
2023-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-08311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-04-13311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2023-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022
2022-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-01-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-24Mortgage $600,000 — from SAINT JOHN BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS LLC to AXOS BANK-TM$600,000
2021-03-24Deed $1,500,000 — from KENNETH SOLOMON FAMILY TRUST; SOLOMON, AS TRUSTEE, ANN to SAINT JOHN BROWNSTONE HOLDINGS LLC$1,500,000
2021-03-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-12Sold for $1,500,000$1,500,000
2021-03-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-03-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2020
2020-12-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-10-27311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018
2018-10-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-05-09Deed — from SOLOMON, KENNETH to ANN SOLOMON TRUSTEE; KENNETH SOLOMON FAMILY TRUST
2016-02-11Deed transfer (nominal price)
2002
2002-10-02Mortgage assigned — from CITYSCAPE CORP to HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK/TR
2002-10-02Mortgage satisfied — from SOLOMON, KENNETH to CITYSCAPE CORP
1995
1995-03-22Mortgage assigned — from SOLOMON, KENNETH to CITYSCAPE CORP
1995-03-22Mortgage $52,000 — from SOLOMON, KENNETH to CITYSCAPE CORP$52,000
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-01-23Deed — from SOLOMON, DOLORES to SOLOMON, KENNETH
1986
1986-10-16Mortgage satisfied — from SOLOMON & DE MOSS RLTY to SCALA, VINCENT
1986-06-09Mortgage assigned — from SCALA, CARMELA to SCALA PARTNERSHIP
1985
1985-07-11Mortgage assigned — from SCALA, VINCENT EST/OF to FVC
1976
1976-05-21Agreement — from SCALA VINCENT to SOLOMON KENNETH; SOLOMON DOLORES
1976-04-01Mortgage assigned — from STATE SAVS & LOAN ASSN OF JACKSON HEIGHT to SCALA VINCENT

Support this site Back to the building page