# 237 Rochester Ave, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Also known as 1505 St Johns Pl, 1507 St Johns Pl: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line City records list the water service line as lead (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) ## The building - **Year built:** 1915 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 20 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - City records list the water service line as lead - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests - 11 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 8 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 8 open: 8 about building conditions — fire safety (2), walls, floors and stairs (2), leaks (1), other conditions (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 797 violations on record in all, 1984–2026 — the 170 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 11 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 13 heat or hot water, 7 plumbing, 5 leaks, 5 paint or plaster, 4 electrical, 4 pests, 3 doors or windows, 2 floors or stairs, 2 general repairs, 1 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19A-S-10), registration current since Jan 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2008 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 12 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 21 of 20 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1d - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2b - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3c - Apt A1: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/a1 - Apt B1: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/b1 - Apt B3: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/b3 - Apt B4: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/b4 - Apt B5: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/b5 - Apt B6: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/b6 - Apt C1: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c1 - Apt C2: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c2 - Apt C3: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c3 - Apt C4: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c4 - Apt C5: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c5 - Apt C6: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c6 - Apt C63: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/c63 - Apt D1: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/d1 - Apt D2: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/d2 - Apt D5: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/d5 - Apt D6: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/d6 - Apt E2: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/unit/e2 ## Registered with the city - 1507 St Johns LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 1507 ST JOHNS LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=237-rochester-avenue-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt