262 St James Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02013-0141BIN 3057620

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 20 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction 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 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building71 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2026-08-24

§ 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2026-08-24

28 RCNY § 25-171; & 67 (7)(B) MDL; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.1.3; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.2: ADJUST DOOR TO PREVENT GAPS BETWEEN THE TOP AND SIDE EDGES OF DOOR AND DOOR JAMB EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 1/8 OF AN INCH AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 3/4 OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DOOR BOTTOM AND SILL AT APARTMENT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-15

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTER JOINTS AT BRACKET 2ND STORY BALCONY FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILDING FRONT

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water28

Door/Window13

Appliance8

Paint/Plaster6

Unsanitary Condition4

Water Leak4

General2

Flooring/Stairs2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

583

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential159

Unspecified142

Street/Sidewalk137

Commercial118

Vehicle24

House of Worship3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

193

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony61

Misdemeanor102

Violation30

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-10-30Apt 1Bresidential

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 2017-12-06

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2017-12-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-08-03

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2011-11-03

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

260-262 ST. JAMES PLACE INVESTOR, LLC

Head officer

DONALD HASTINGS

Managing agent

BRIAN GARLAND

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

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 sale2007-10-24 · $4,100,000

Most recent mortgage2011-03-09 · $297,968.89

Mortgage2011-03-09$297,968.89

borrower 260-262 ST. JAMES INVESTOR LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Sale2007-10-24$4,100,000

260-262 ST. JAMES PLACE REALTY CORP. → 260-262 ST. JAMES INVESTOR, LLC

Mortgage2007-10-24$1,421,663.35

borrower 260-262 ST. JAMES INVESTOR, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-09-26$264,201.57

borrower 260-262 ST JAMES PLACE REALTY CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-08-08$541,354.91

borrower 260-262 ST. JAMES PLACE REALTY CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

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