1629 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1629 St Johns Place is a 5-story, 10-unit New Law Tenement building located in Crown Heights, built in 1925 and currently owned by Zach Spira. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues, with the most recent cluster of complaints in April 2025 involving a heavy water leak (an emergency violation), issues with the ceiling paint (immediate emergency), floor problems, refrigerator concerns, and door-related matters.

Notably, in April 2025, violations were issued for water leakage and paint/plaster issues, requiring the owner to address these problems within specified timeframes. Earlier maintenance history shows similar patterns, with August 2024 complaints regarding water leaks, paint issues, and window frame problems, though no violations were issued in this instance. The building has demonstrated ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding water-related issues, with multiple complaints about leaks in both 2023 and 2024.

Three specific violations from August 2024 targeted problems in apartment 1F, including defective light fixtures, door issues, plaster and paint problems, water leaks, and mold concerns, though all were subsequently closed. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2018, showing zero infestations or eradications in the past six reporting periods, and has passed rodent inspections in 2021 and 2017, indicating generally good pest management practices. While the building meets basic safety requirements, as evidenced by the lack of recent bedbug or rodent issues, the recurring maintenance problems, particularly water-related concerns, suggest ongoing challenges with building upkeep and resident comfort.