1536 St Johns Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01386-0018BIN 3037162

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 27 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 24 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 27 apartments.

2018 — 24 units registered2023 — 24

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1919

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building65 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

261

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

172

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition45

Paint/Plaster34

Flooring/Stairs18

Plumbing16

Door/Window15

Water Leak12

Heat/Hot Water12

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1380

Noise reports · last 12 mo

115

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk662

Residential626

Vehicle41

Unspecified25

Commercial22

Park3

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

398

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony138

Misdemeanor167

Violation93

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-10-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-05-06Apt 3Dresidential

2017-01-12Apt 1Dresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-09-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-08-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-06-07

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

CH North Holdings LLC

Head officer

Yida Stern

Managing agent

Yida Stern

65 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1040 PARK PLACEBROOKLYN 116 EAST 19 STREETBROOKLYN 12 PINEHURST AVENUEMANHATTAN 126 WEST 112 STREETMANHATTAN 1290 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-10-15 · $4,700,000

Most recent mortgage2019-03-29 · $1,961,780.02

Mortgage2019-03-29$1,961,780.02

borrower CH NORTH HOLDINGS LLC · lender AMALGAMATED BANK

Mortgage2014-12-23$2,120,000

borrower CH NORTH HOLDINGS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2013-10-15$4,700,000

MARINE EQUITIES ST. JOHNS PLACE, LLC → CH NORTH HOLDINGS LLC

Mortgage2013-10-15$1,885,093.07

borrower CH NORTH HOLDINGS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1989-06-27$792,000

borrower 1536 SJP ASSOC LP · lender COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/ CP

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale