Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

237 Rochester Ave

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Also known as 1505 St Johns Pl, 1507 St Johns Pl — one building, several doors.

built 1915 · 4 stories · 20 apartments · BIN 3036881 · BBL 3013800001

Worth knowing
City records list the water service line as lead
Source: Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

1507 St Johns LLC

Heat or hot water: 8 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 26, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Jan 7, 2025Jan 29, 2025Feb 2, 2025Heat or hot water · Oct 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 23, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (6 complaints)Jan 16, 2026Jan 19, 2026Jan 23, 2026Jan 23, 2026 (2nd)Jan 24, 2026Jan 24, 2026 (2nd)Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 2 reports (2 complaints)Feb 2, 2026Feb 12, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1D 1Apt 2B 1Apt 3C 2Apt A1 2Apt B1 2Apt B3 6Apt B4 6Apt B5 7Apt B6 2Apt C1 5Apt C2 10Apt C3 12Apt C4 7Apt C5 8Apt C6 2Apt C63 2Apt D1 8Apt D2 7Apt D5 2Apt D6 7Apt E2 2

City records name 21 apartment labels, more than the 20 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt C2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 7 more
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt C1 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2016 Dec
General construction permit
2015 Oct
General construction permit
2014 Jul
General construction permit
2004 Dec
Alteration permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 13 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D5 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D1 class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 16 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D1 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt C2 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt B1 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt C1 complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt B5 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt B5 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D2 complaint
2008 Mar
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
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 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2008

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

11 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 1D complaint
2026 Jul
LeaksApt C2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
LeaksApt C2 complaint
2026 Feb
LeaksApt D5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
LeaksApt D1 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
LeaksApt D1 complaint
Show 15 more
2025 Jun
Plumbing, leaksApt B3 complaint
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt E2 complaint
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt B1 complaint
2025 Mar
Plumbing complaint
2025 Feb
LeaksApt D6 complaint
2024 Dec
PlumbingApt C4 complaint
2024 Dec
PlumbingApt C6 complaint
2024 Jun
PlumbingApt C5 complaint
2024 Feb
LeaksApt D6 complaint
2024 Feb
LeaksApt D6 complaint
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt C3 complaint
2024 Jan
LeaksApt C4 complaint
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt C3 complaint
2018 Apr
Plumbing permit
2008 Apr
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2024–2025
What has happened here
2026 Jul
PestsApt C2 class C · HPD violation
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
MoldApt C1 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jul
PestsApt C2 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
PestsApt D1 complaint
Show 10 more
2025 Jun
PestsApt B3 complaint
2025 Jan
PestsApt 3C complaint
2024 Nov
PestsApt C3 complaint
2024 Jun
Mold, pestsApt C5 complaint
2024 May
MoldApt B6 complaint
2024 Feb
Mold, pestsApt D2 complaint
2024 Feb
PestsApt B5 complaint
2024 Feb
PestsApt C3 complaint
2024 Jan
PestsApt B5 complaint
2023 Nov
MoldApt C63 complaint

Electrical

4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt D1 complaint
2026 Feb
ElectricalApt D1 complaint
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt B3 complaint
2025 Feb
ElectricalApt B5 complaint
2024 Sep
ElectricalApt B4 complaint
2024 Jun
ElectricalApt C5 complaint
Show 3 more
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt D2 complaint
2024 Feb
Electrical complaint
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt C3 complaint

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

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
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

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

2026 Aug
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Jul
PestsApt C2 class C
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt C2 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt C2 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt C2 class B
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Jul
Other conditions class A · closed
Show 25 more
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C2 class B · closed
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C2 class B · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Jul
Fire safety class C
2026 Jul
Fire safety class B
2026 Jul
Doors and windows class C · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2026 Jul
Heat or hot water class B · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
LeaksApt D5 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D5 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt D1 class C · closed
2026 Feb
LeaksApt D1 class B · closed
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jan
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt C1 class B · closed
2025 Oct
MoldApt C1 class A · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C1 class B · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C1 class B · closed
2025 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Jul
PestsApt C2 class C · closed
2025 Mar
Structure and facade class I
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork

1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

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

2026 Aug
LeaksApt 1D
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt D1
2026 Jun
LeaksApt C2
2026 Jun
Floors or stairsApt C2
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Electrical, heat or hot water, leaksApt D1
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt C2
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
Show 43 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt B1
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D2
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt C1
2025 Jun
Paint or plaster, pestsApt D1
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, pests, leaksApt B3
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, plumbingApt E2
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt B1
2025 Mar
Plumbing
2025 Feb
LeaksApt D6
2025 Feb
Electrical, heat or hot waterApt B5
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
PestsApt 3C
2025 Jan
General repairsApt 3C
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2024 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, plumbingApt C4
2024 Dec
Paint or plasterApt B4
2024 Dec
PlumbingApt C6
2024 Nov
SafetyApt B5
2024 Nov
Paint or plaster, pestsApt C3
2024 Nov
General repairsApt C3
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt A1
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt B4
2024 Jun
General repairsApt B5
2024 Jun
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, plumbing, mold, pestsApt C5
2024 May
Doors or windows, moldApt B6
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt C4
2024 Feb
Paint or plaster, leaksApt D6
2024 Feb
Electrical, general repairs, mold, pestsApt D2
2024 Feb
Electrical
2024 Feb
PestsApt B5
2024 Feb
Paint or plaster, leaksApt D6
2024 Feb
Electrical, general repairsApt C3
2024 Feb
General repairs, plumbing, pestsApt C3
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, leaksApt C4
2024 Jan
PestsApt B5
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt B5
2023 Nov
General repairsApt C3
2023 Nov
General repairs, plumbingApt C3
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D2
2023 Nov
Floors or stairs, moldApt C63
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

12 permits since 1990

2026 Mar
Antenna permit
2019 Feb
Antenna permit
2018 Apr
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2015 Oct
General construction permit
2014 Jul
General construction permit
2008 Apr
Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
2004 Dec
Alteration permit
and 5 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Jul
Other conditionsApt C2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Other conditions class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Floors or stairsApt C2 complaint
2026 Mar
Antenna permit
Show 27 more
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C1 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt C1 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt D1 complaint
2025 Jun
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt B3 complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt E2 complaint
2025 Jan
General repairsApt 3C complaint
2024 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt C4 complaint
2024 Dec
Paint or plasterApt B4 complaint
2024 Nov
SafetyApt B5 complaint
2024 Nov
Paint or plasterApt C3 complaint
2024 Nov
General repairsApt C3 complaint
2024 Sep
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt A1 complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt B4 complaint
2024 Jun
General repairsApt B5 complaint
2024 Jun
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairsApt C5 complaint
2024 May
Doors or windowsApt B6 complaint
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt C4 complaint
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt D6 complaint
2024 Feb
General repairsApt D2 complaint
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt D6 complaint
2024 Feb
General repairsApt C3 complaint
2024 Feb
General repairsApt C3 complaint
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt C4 complaint
2023 Nov
General repairsApt C3 complaint
2023 Nov
General repairsApt C3 complaint
2023 Nov
Floors or stairsApt C63 complaint
2019 Feb
Antenna permit

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.