1715 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The four-story, two-unit residential building at 1715 St Johns Place in Crown Heights, owned by Jennifer Lau, has experienced several concerning health and safety issues over the past five years, primarily related to rodent infestations and food establishment concerns.

The most recent incident occurred in September 2023, involving a food poisoning complaint that was deemed isolated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), though it followed closely behind a rodent/insects/garbage complaint from September 2022 that resulted in an administrative closure after being addressed. The building has a documented history of rodent sightings, with multiple reports between 2021 and 2022, including an unresolved April 2021 complaint that was still in progress as of the last available data.

While some of these health-related incidents resulted in inspections that found no violations (such as the November 2022 rat sighting), the frequency and pattern of such complaints suggest an ongoing concern with vermin and sanitation issues in the building, despite some cases being marked as addressed or administratively closed. The property, built in 1920, has undergone typical residential construction and classification changes, though the primary focus of recent inspections has been on addressing health and safety complaints rather than structural or regulatory modifications.