972A St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

972A St. Johns Place is a 2-story, 2-family residential building constructed in 1910 in the Crown Heights neighborhood, currently owned by Jonathan Ahdoot. The property has a significant history of maintenance issues, with the most concerning violations dating back to February 2017, when multiple serious problems were documented in the second-floor apartment (2FL).

These included structural issues with damaged wood joists beneath the bathroom floor, electrical supply problems in the kitchen, a malfunctioning radiator air vent in the bathroom, various plaster and paint defects, sloping wood floor problems in multiple rooms, roof leaks affecting the ceiling in the second room from the north, and defective waste line connections in the bathroom. While these violations remain officially "open" with no recorded certification of correction, the building has undergone relatively recent rodent inspections in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all of which passed. The building experienced several complaint investigations in 2018 related to potential illegal work and permit issues, particularly concerning its landmark status, though all complaints were ultimately deemed unsubstantiated.

Notably, there was a cluster of Environmental Control Board violations in 2018 with substantial penalties imposed (ranging from $1,280 to $6,250), primarily related to failure to comply with commissioner's orders and issues with unsafe storage, scaffold use, and work without permits. The property received a building permit in September 2019, though the specific nature of the work is not detailed in the available records. An October 2018 Department of Buildings violation was dismissed, but the persistent pattern of violations, particularly in 2017 and 2018, suggests a history of maintenance challenges that have not been fully resolved, despite recent compliance with rodent inspections.