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1539 St Johns Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11213Company-ownedBBL 3013800054BIN 3255315
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors6
Units63
Building Area58,960 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$8.3M

1539 ST JOHNS PL is a property located at 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 6 floors and 63 units. The building area is 58,960 square feet on a 35,485 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $8.3M. It last sold for $21M on Jul 28, 2016. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 20 building permits on record (13 active). There are 1761 violations on record (80 currently open). 57 docketed judgments carrying $6,850 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

4,219records on file
16Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 1539 St Johns Pl rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 63 units and 58,960 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.3M, and assessed for tax at $3.7M. In the 37 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 4,219 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,073 of its 4,219 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,761) and inspection (152) trail well behind. 80 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2016.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 16, with a site energy-use intensity of 90.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 361 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% complaint, 37 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$8.3M of Kings, written across 4,219 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1928
Floors6
Total Units63
Building Area58,960 sqft
Lot Size35,485 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3013800054
3255315
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.3M
$3.7M
$479K
$21M
Last Sale DateJul 28, 2016

Building Permits

20 on record · 13 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 26, 2026Job #488408
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 11, 2024Est. cost $10KJob #B00809570-I1
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 27, 2023Job #400219
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jun 23, 2023Est. cost $5KJob #B00764128-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jun 23, 2023Est. cost $5KJob #B00764128-I1
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Violations

1761 on record · 80 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,850
Judgments · 57 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Ticket #048738833P
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Ticket #048037043Z
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Ticket #048183419N
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Ticket #047789557L
DIRTY SIDEWALK
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2023Balance $3,125Ticket #039083456H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Apr 16, 2026#18813625

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 16, 2026#18813627

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 15, 2026#18789299

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER FROM BUILDING FRONT TO RETURN BUZZER AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''EAST''

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Mar 18, 2026#18720146

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Mar 18, 2026#18720149

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 63 units. The building area is 58,960 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 20 building permits on record, with 13 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Mar 26, 2026.

Does 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 1761 violations on record, with 80 currently open. Breakdown: 86 DOB, 80 ECB, 1595 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 57 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,850. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1539 ST JOHNS PL?

1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has an assessed market value of $8.3M and a total assessed value of $3.7M (land: $479K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1539 ST JOHNS PL last sold?

1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 last sold for $21M on Jul 28, 2016. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1539 ST JOHNS PL?

1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1539 ST JOHNS PL?

1539 ST JOHNS PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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