583 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story tenement building at 583 St Johns Place in Crown Heights, owned by Richard Fernandes, has experienced several concerning events over recent years. In September 2022, the building faced a cluster of emergency maintenance issues requiring immediate attention, including problems with roof doors, fire escapes, smoke detectors, various doors, gutters, and interior walls.

These issues were all addressed by October 2022. More significantly, in late 2022, allegations emerged regarding unauthorized alterations to the building's basement, resulting in two active Environmental Control Board violations for illegal construction work without permits and occupancy contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy, with associated penalties totaling $2,500.

The building's regulatory history reveals ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in 2020 when multiple violations were documented, including the need to post various safety notices and maintain proper signage in public areas. While the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2020, with no reported infestations in recent years (most recent report filed in April 2024 showing zero infested units), and has consistently passed rodent inspections in 2023-2025, the existence of active building violations and the cluster of emergency maintenance issues in 2022 warrant attention. The property has also shown periodic issues with documentation and safety equipment compliance, as evidenced by multiple Annual Bedbug Report violations from 2020-2023, though these appear to have been resolved in recent filings.