1381 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The 4-story, 8-unit tenement building at 1381 St Johns Place in Crown Heights, owned by Benjamin Smuk and built in 1929, has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most recent problems occurring in 2025 involving unsanitary conditions and water supply issues that resulted in violations being issued by HPD. The building has a documented history of pest-related problems, including multiple pest complaints in 2021 and 2025, suggesting an ongoing sanitation challenge. Significant violations were recorded in 2023 related to building entrance doors, window repairs, and other maintenance issues, though these were certified as corrected.

A notable pattern of complaints emerged in late 2021 involving various maintenance issues including mold, water leaks, ceiling damage, and appliance problems, with specific violations affecting Apartment 5 including cockroach infestation, gas supply issues, and ceiling damage that remained open as of late 2023. The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2023, consistently showing zero infested units, which may indicate effective pest management despite the ongoing general pest complaints. Building safety inspections have generally passed rodent inspections conducted periodically from 2010 to 2022, though there was one failure noted in 2010.

The building's boiler inspection report from 2017 was reportedly not filed, resulting in an active violation as of 2019. Three separate instances of garbage/recycling storage issues and an inspection by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2022 concerning an inaccessible site were also noted. The most recent housing maintenance code violations as of 2024 involve the failure to file annual bedbug reports, while previous violations concerning building security and maintenance were addressed and closed in 2023.