878 St Johns Place
Brooklyn · 11216 · BBL 3012550019 · look up another building
Five code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11216.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, November 6, 2024
878 St Johns Place is a one and two family building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ZIP 11216. City records date it to 1897 and count 2 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $137K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1255 in Brooklyn, the block 878 St Johns Place is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 5 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 79 parcels and 189 residential units.
Anything filed on 878 St Johns Place itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 878 St Johns Place
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $137K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $69K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 878 St Johns Place
No executed eviction is on record at 878 St Johns Place in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 878 St Johns Place
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 878 St Johns Place in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 878 St Johns Place
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 5 violations against this building, of which 4 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11216. The most serious open grade here is hazardous, with 4 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 878 St Johns Place
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at ceiling and north wa…Violation Will Be Reinspected | Nov 6, 2024 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective spring balances at upper and lower sash at 2nd window from…Nov Sent Out | Aug 28, 2024 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower sash window at south wall in the 3rd room from northNov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | B |
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at ceiling and north wa…Violation Closed | Jul 8, 2024 | A |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at entrance door, at upper level in the 3rd room…Nov Sent Out | Jul 8, 2024 | B |
The 5 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
How 878 St Johns Place compares in 11216
PulseCities tracks 6,076 lots in 11216, of which 217 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 434 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11216 scores 51.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 15 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Bedford-Stuyvesant →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1255 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 761 Nostrand AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 850 St Johns PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 860 St Johns PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 870 St Johns PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 884 St Johns PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 900 St Johns PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 851 Lincoln PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 811 Lincoln PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
Questions about 878 St Johns Place
Who owns 878 St Johns Place?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 878 St Johns Place. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 878 St Johns Place changed hands recently?
No deed for 878 St Johns Place appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 878 St Johns Place?
No executed eviction at 878 St Johns Place appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 878 St Johns Place rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 878 St Johns Place appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 878 St Johns Place assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $137K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 878 St Johns Place?
11216 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) scores 51.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.