The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.2. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and
11% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-13.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · Street Light Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$156,436 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1913)
Yes
Six or more residential units (11)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
1259 ST JOHNS REALTY LLC
Head officer
STEVEN SCHECHTER
Managing agent
YHT Management
Last registered
2025-08-05
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,628,000
$732,600
2026
$1,696,000
$763,200
2027
$1,692,000
$761,400
The city's market estimate has risen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (1 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
Subway
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Troy Av — B45 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Troy Ave & Park Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $2,030,500 on
2019-08-20 (lender: Metropolitian Commercial Banik). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2019-08-20
AL&R $4,100,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK
$4,100,000
2019-08-20
Mortgage $2,030,500 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK
$2,030,500
2019-08-20
Agreement $4,100,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY INC to METROPOLITIAN COMMERCIAL BANIK
$4,100,000
2018-02-21
Mortgage $685,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC
$685,000
2014-01-27
Deed $1,200,000 — from WILLIAMS, JOHNNIE MAE; WILLIAMS, TYRONE ROLAND; ESTATE OF ICYLEE WILLIAMS to 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC
$1,200,000
2014-01-27
Mortgage $507,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC
$507,000
2014-01-27
Mortgage $877,500 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC
$877,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
22
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
7
2
0
1
18
2018
5
10
5
2
0
22
2019
8
3
2
5
0
18
2020
0
0
12
0
0
12
2021
0
2
14
0
0
16
2022
0
0
5
0
0
5
2023
0
5
6
0
0
11
2024
0
1
8
0
0
9
2025
0
1
17
0
0
18
2026
0
0
14
0
0
14
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HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT, DOOR IN THE BUILDING ENTRANCE, SOUTH WALL, AT PUBLIC HA
2026-09-11
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-09-11
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-08-24
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-07-10
311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-02-21
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-01
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-28
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-28
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-25
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-19
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-06
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-10-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-13HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT, DOOR IN THE BUILDING ENTRANCE, SOUTH WALL, AT PUBLIC HA
2026-09-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-09-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-08-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-07-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-02-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-04-11HPD 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
2024-04-09311: Street Light Condition — Flood Light Lamp Out
2023-03-24HPD 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
2023-01-30311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022
2022-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-05-07Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2021-05-07311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2021-05-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAIL BOX LOCK MISSING FOR APARTMENT ( 4A ) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX (MIS
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2020-02-25HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-02-22Job filed: PROPOSED NEW BATHROOM AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE OF C/O.$4,500
2019-01-30Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2019-01-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2018
2018-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-11-16Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2018-10-31FDNY inspection (ALT)
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
2018-08-21311: Fire Alarm - New System — Existing Building
2018-07-19FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-07-11SMIS — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC
2018-06-15FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-05-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-05-16FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-04-17FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-19FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-02-21Mortgage $685,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC$685,000
2018-02-11FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-01-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-26FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-01-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-01-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-01-15FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017
2017-12-13FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-11-29HPD 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
2017-11-13FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-09-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-08-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-08-21FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-05-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-04-06FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-03-03FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-01-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2017-01-24FDNY inspection (ALT)
2017-01-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-01-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-01-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SHORING AS PER PLANS.SHORING SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATI
2016
2016-12-29FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-11-28FDNY inspection (ALT)
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
2016-10-27FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-09-27FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-09-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-09-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-09-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-09-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1$4,000
2016-06-07Job filed: FILING FIRE SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1$147,936
2016-03-16Job filed: STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTIONS WITH ALT I JOB # 320946330
2016-03-04Job filed: FILING EQ AND MH SUBSEQUENT WORK TYPES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I JOB # 320946330
2016-03-04Job filed: FILING EQ AND MH SUBSEQUENT WORK TYPES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I JOB # 320946330
2016-02-23ZONE — from 1259 ST JOHNS REALTY LLC
2016-02-23CERT — from RIDGE ABSTRACT CORP
2015
2015-10-14HPD 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
2015-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-13DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-05-07Job filed: A2$100,000
2015-05-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING AS PER PLAN. TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION # 35073431R. NO CHANGE USE, EG$100,000
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-24HPD 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
2015-02-18311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2015-02-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-105.11 FAILURE TO POST WORK PERMIT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE NOT POSTED #321028936. REMEDY: POST PERMIT.$400
2015-02-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: SITE OPEN W/WORKERS INSTALLING NEW FLOORING ON 2 FLOOR,NO GUARDRAILS AT 3 FLO$1,000
2015-02-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION APPL #321028936 NON APPROVED PLANS ON SITE NOT WITH PROPER STAMPS $250
2015-02-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-08-19Job filed: PROPOSED ALTERATION AND VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING.$1,000,000
2014-08-19Job filed: PROPOSED ALTERATION AND VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING.$1,000,000
2014-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-25Job filed: FILING FOR GUT RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 STORY MIXED USE BUILDING, REMOVAL OF ALL NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS. REMOVE AND CAP ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO$50,000
2014-06-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-02311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2014-05-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-25Job filed: A1$630,700
2014-01-27Deed $1,200,000 — from WILLIAMS, JOHNNIE MAE; WILLIAMS, TYRONE ROLAND; ESTATE OF ICYLEE WILLIAMS to 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC$1,200,000
2014-01-27Mortgage $507,000 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC$507,000
2014-01-27Mortgage $877,500 — from 1259 ST. JOHNS REALTY LLC to WEC PARTNERS LLC$877,500
2013
2013-12-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-03-15311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2012-03-12311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2012-03-11311: Bus Stop Shelter Complaint — Broken Glass
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009-11-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT FOUND @ THE TIME OF INSPECTION INSTALLED AN EXHAUST SYSTEM W/ DUCT WORK FOR COOKING (ANSEL SYSTEM) WITHIN STORE $1,600
2009-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-08-14City emergency repair (HWO): apt 3) at kitchen , bedroom and bathroom install window guard complete. at livingroom remove and reinstall window guards$514