2 St James Place
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2 St James Place is a four-story, 4-unit residential building located in Clinton Hill and constructed in 1876, currently owned by Roger Cohen. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over recent years, with three separate emergency complaints in early 2023 (February), late 2022 (December), and early 2022 (January), though in most cases, heat and hot water were restored before inspections were completed. Additionally, there have been four documented rat sightings between 2022 and 2024, with inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene showing no violations or concerns, and the building has passed annual rodent inspections conducted in July 2022, March 2023, and most recently in July 2023.
The building has some active violations as of June 2023 related to failure to file the 2018 External Low Pressure Inspection, and there were multiple violations issued in June 2023 that are currently showing as undetermined disposition. Previous violations from November 2019 were addressed through corrective measures, including installation of proper notice requirements and adequate lighting in common areas was completed in December 2019. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with zero reported cases or eradication efforts documented in the past five reporting periods (2018-2024). The building has undergone regular inspections and investigations, including a review of vaccine mandate compliance in 2021, and has generally passed inspections showing no significant violations or concerns.
How 2 St James Place's risk score is calculated
We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.
What the score means for you
Out of 867 buildings in this neighborhood, 217 have a higher predicted risk.
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What's driving this score
These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.
| Total units | 5 |
|---|---|
| Floors | 4 |
| Year built | 1876 |
| Gross area | 3,290 sq ft |
| Building class | — |
| Tax abatement | None |
Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.
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