865 St Johns Place

865 St Johns Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 22 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (51/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1904

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 51/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized; 13 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (22 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 130 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-01-31. Newest violation issued 2025-12-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 86 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BROKEN METAL STRIP WITH SHARP EDGES AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2021-06-09. HPD violation 14377198
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2019-03-27. HPD violation 12967895
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the south wall, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2021-06-09. HPD violation 14370751
• Class B: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OVER GRAWN VEGITATION AT NORTH YARD, BUILDING REAR, issued 2021-06-07. HPD violation 14370825
• Class B: Broken window or sash, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2021-06-07. HPD violation 14370798
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the north wall, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2021-06-07. HPD violation 14370790
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE NORTH YARD, BUILDING REAR, issued 2021-06-07. HPD violation 14371013
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the north wall, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2021-06-04. HPD violation 14368729

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 31 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

12 of 12 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 12 in 2024, 13 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: GO FOR IT LLC. Head officer: ELI KRAUS. Managing agent: HARRY BODANSKY. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012480059, HPD building ID 374187. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nostrand Av (3), 3 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 6 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.