1539 St Johns Place
Brooklyn · 11213 · BBL 3013800054
1539 St Johns Place is a multi-family elevator building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11213. City records date it to 1928 and count 63 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as St Johns Flats LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $3.7M.
The ownership chain
The most recent recorded deed is dated Jun 30, 2026, transferring the lot to HP St Johns Housing Development. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through July 31, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
Ownership transfers
| Party taking title | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HP St Johns Housing DevelopmentDEED from St Johns Flats LLC | Jun 30, 2026 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through July 31, 2026.
What the eviction record shows
City marshals executed 5 evictions at 1539 St Johns Place in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jun 4, 2026. The first fell on Nov 13, 2024, so the filings span 19 months. A deed was recorded 26 days after that eviction, the sequence PulseCities tracks citywide. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Executed evictions
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 146118 | Jun 4, 2026 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through August 27, 2026.
Rent stabilization at this address
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 1539 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. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 211 violations against this building, of which 107 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 52 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 1539 St Johns Place compares in 11213
PulseCities tracks 5,062 lots in 11213, of which 251 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 288 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 5.0% of the ZIP. 11213 scores 48.0 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 23 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Crown Heights →
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Questions about 1539 St Johns Place
Who owns 1539 St Johns Place?
The most recent deed on file for 1539 St Johns Place names HP St Johns Housing Development. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Jun 30, 2026.
Has 1539 St Johns Place changed hands recently?
PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds appear here once the city publishes them to ACRIS, which runs behind the closing date.
Have there been evictions at 1539 St Johns Place?
Yes. Five marshal-executed evictions at 1539 St Johns Place appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jun 4, 2026. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 1539 St Johns Place rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 1539 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 the displacement risk around 1539 St Johns Place?
11213 (Crown Heights) scores 48.0 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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.