1658 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11233

Located in Crown Heights, 1658 St Johns Place is a 4-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1905 and currently owned by Ithak Katan. The building has experienced recurring heating issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water outages affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

Notable clusters of heating complaints occurred in January 2022 (5 separate complaints), February 2021 (3 complaints), and most recently December 2022, suggesting persistent challenges with the building's heating system. The most recent inspection on November 30, 2023, revealed several violations requiring attention, including painted sprinkler heads in multiple locations (public hall, 1st story, and roof bulkhead), a defective fire retardant ceiling in the roof bulkhead, and issues with the self-closing doors in the boiler room. While most violations from this inspection have been marked as "Closed" as of December 2023, one violation remains "Open" regarding the required posting of housing information notices in English and Spanish in the entrance area.

Despite the heating issues, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status for the past six reporting periods (2019-2024), with zero reported infestations or eradications. Rodent inspections conducted between 2017 and 2019 show generally positive results, with one failed inspection in December 2019 prompting a re-inspection that passed. The building's documented history suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding the heating systems and life safety equipment, though it has demonstrated consistent compliance with bedbug regulations and maintained a relatively stable rodent situation since 2019.