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26 St James Place

BROOKLYN, NY 11205 BBL 3019320038 6 units · 3 floors · 1875

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Clinton Hill
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 26 St James Place rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1875
6 or more units
6 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The 3-story, 6-unit building at 26 St James Place in Clinton Hill, owned by Shay Zach and built in 1875, has experienced several notable issues over the past few years. Most concerning are three active violations from June 2023 regarding the failure to file external low pressure inspections for 2020-2022, which represent a potential safety concern. The building has a documented history of rodent activity, with the most recent inspection in November 2023 passing, but not before multiple bait applications and at least one instance of rat activity between 2022-2023. Bedbug management appears to be under control, with the most recent filings (2024-2025) showing zero infested units, and previous years' reports consistently documenting no infestations. The building had one plumbing-related complaint in 2020 regarding water supply issues, though this was investigated and closed with no violations found. While annual bedbug reports were previously cited as a violation in 2023 and 2022, the most recent reports show compliance with no infestation history. The property has undergone some renovation work, as evidenced by permit filings in 2018-2019 for various improvements.

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How we score buildings

How 26 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

Neighborhood percentile
35th percentile

Out of 867 buildings in this neighborhood, 303 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
65.0%
No serious
violations
30.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.7%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Building characteristics
Total units6
Floors3
Year built1875
Gross area3,600 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

26 St James Place's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
26 St James Villa LLC
Address
70 West 40Th Street 11 Flo
New York, NY 10018
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