1163 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The 4-story, 8-unit New Law Tenement building at 1163 St. Johns Place in Crown Heights, owned by Theresa Harris-Smith, has experienced several notable events in recent years.

Most recently, in October 2024, there was a significant heating and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though these services were reportedly restored shortly thereafter following an HPD inspection. The building has a documented history of failing to submit annual bedbug reports in 2021, 2022, and 2023, for which violations were recorded, though subsequent inspections appear to show compliance as all three violations have since been closed. The building had consistent bedbug reporting periods between 2019-2023, with each report showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested dwelling units, indicating effective pest management despite the administrative violations.

Most recently, in January 2025, there was a complaint regarding work being done without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling, resulting in a Partial Stop Work Order, though this was not directly related to 1163 St. Johns Place. The building sits within a typical Crown Heights residential context and was constructed in 1931, maintaining its original structure requirements since then.