1149 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The 8-unit, 4-story apartment building at 1149 St Johns Place in Crown Heights, owned by Shulem Berger and built in 1931, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent months. Most notably, there have been recurring problems with heating and hot water systems, with multiple complaints in early 2025, including three separate incidents of no heat/hot water affecting either the entire building or individual apartments between January and March 2025.

The building has also faced ongoing challenges with pest control, particularly during the first half of 2025, with multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests, some resulting in violations being issued. Additional maintenance issues reported in 2025 include plumbing problems affecting bathtubs/showers and slow water leaks, though not all inspections resulted in violations being recorded.

The building currently has several open violations from a December 2024 inspection of apartment 2R, including issues with water leaks in the bathroom ceiling, electrical service concerns, and various repair needs including broken floor sloping and plaster surface problems. While the building has maintained a zero-infested unit count for bedbugs in recent reporting periods (2022-2024) and has shown improvements in rodent control, with a passing inspection in 2022 after earlier issues in 2018, there are active DOB violations from 2019 and 2023 regarding boiler inspection filing failures. Two separate inspections in 2025 confirmed some of the building's current maintenance challenges, though some complaints were resolved without violations being issued.