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1439 St Johns Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3013790078 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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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 class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,306,000 $78,360
2026$1,110,000 $66,600
2027$1,072,000 $64,320

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Soldiers Caribbean Buffet RestaurantCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Saint Johns Pl — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSt Johns Pl & Utica Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

1439 St Johns Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000 on 1999-09-29 (lender: Baron Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-09-29Mortgage $40,000 — from ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID to BARON ASSOCIATES $40,000
1999-03-08Mortgage $135,000 — from ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID to UTICA ESTATES INC $135,000
1991-06-17Mortgage $63,000 — from BECKLES, EVELYN A to UTICA ESTATES INC $63,000
1983-05-19Mortgage $20,000 — from BECKLES, EVELYN A; GRIFFITH, GEORGE to UTICA ESTATES INC $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171113
20181001
20191203
20200404
20210000
20220101
20235005
20241023
20253003
20260235
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2026-09-06311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-04-14311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-03-16Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2026-09-06311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-04-14311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-03-16Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-22Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-07-08DOB violation P: BASE ON LIC #001343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER PERMIT # 302378415 IMMEDIATELY.
2025-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-11-25Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT — grade B
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-01-11Restaurant inspection: SOLDIERS CARIBBEAN BUFFET RESTAURANT
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-04-15311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2020
2020-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-26311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-06311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2018
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-01-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-10-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-04-22311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2012-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-10-16311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2010
2010-11-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR LEVEL WITH MINOR PARTITIONS & PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN IN ORDER TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION #34854129L & 348541$20,000
2010-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-11-18Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT CELLAR LEVEL WITH MINOR PARTITIONS & PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN IN ORDER TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION #34854129L & 348541$20,000
2010-07-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT OBSERVE IN CELLAR INSTALLED NEW GAS BOILER NEW YORKER NO PLUMBING AND BOILER PERMITS ISSUED ON DOB FILE IN BOILER $1,600
2010-07-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO HAVE NEW OR ALTERED PLUMBING SYSTEM TESTED OBSERVE IN CELLAR ALTERED GAS LINE TO NEW BOILER NEW PIPING & COMPOUND NO TE$1,000
2010-07-20311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2010-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-24Job filed: A2$70,000
2006
2006-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-08-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT 3RD ST
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK KITCHEN 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTICE LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTELINE WASHBASIN BATHROOM 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THROUGHOUT 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CEILING 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WALL OUTLET WEST WALL SOUTHEAST ROOM 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CEILING 3RD STORY PUBLIC HALL
2005-08-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL BATHROOM 3RD STORY APT. 2
2005-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL
2005-06-20Mortgage satisfied — from AZIZ KAID ELNASAFI to BARON ASSOCIATES
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-01Mortgage satisfied — from ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID to UTICA ESTATES INC
1999
1999-09-29Mortgage $40,000 — from ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID to BARON ASSOCIATES$40,000
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-08Mortgage $135,000 — from ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID to UTICA ESTATES INC$135,000
1999-01-14Deed — from UTICA ESTATES INC to ELNASAFI, AZIZ KAID
1995
1995-12-22Deed — from BECKLES, EVELYN A to UTICA ESTATES INC
1995-12-22Mortgage satisfied — from BECKLES, EVELYN A. to UTICA ESTATES INC.
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-06-17Deed — from GRIFFITH, GEORGE; BECKLES, EVELYN A to BECKLES, EVELYN A
1991-06-17Mortgage satisfied — from BECKLES, EVELYN A to UTICA ESTATES INC
1991-06-17Mortgage $63,000 — from BECKLES, EVELYN A to UTICA ESTATES INC$63,000
1991-06-17Mortgage satisfied — from BECKLES, EVELYN A; GRIFFITH, GEORGE to UTICA ESTATES INC
1986
1986-02-07Deed — from GRIFFITH, GEORGE to GRIFFITH, GEORGE
1983
1983-05-19Deed — from BECKLES, EVELYN A to GRIFFITH, GEORGE; BECKLES, EVELYN A
1983-05-19Mortgage $20,000 — from BECKLES, EVELYN A; GRIFFITH, GEORGE to UTICA ESTATES INC$20,000
1983-05-19Mortgage satisfied — from CARLTON, CARL D; HINDS, MAISIE to JOVE RLTY CORP
1981
1981-08-18Mortgage — from BECKLES EVLYN A to UTICA ESTATES INC
1981-08-18Deed — from UTICA ESTATES INC to BECKLES EVLYN A
1980
1980-09-04Deed — from CARLTON CARL D; HINDS MAISIE to UTICA ESTATES INC
1980-08-07Mortgage — from HINDS MAISIE; CARLTON CARL D to JOVE REALTY CORP
1980-08-07Deed — from JOVE REALTY CORP to HINDS MAISIE; CARLTON CARL D

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