Pros: Nice sized apartments Cons: fire station is loud Advice to landlord: Pretty good work, just replace the boiler
540 ST JOHNS PLACE is a mid-century 1931 building, 6 floors, 47 units in Prospect Heights, NYC. Owned by CLASSON PROSPECT INC. Public records show 41 open violations, 9 311 complaints on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Rent stabilization on file covers 47 units (registered 2024). Lucid Rents has 2 verified tenant reviews on this building.
Brooklyn · March 2026
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK STAND INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BUSHES OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER AT 1ST FIRE ESCAPE FROM EAST AT NORTH AT FIRE ESCAPE
Pros: Nice sized apartments Cons: fire station is loud Advice to landlord: Pretty good work, just replace the boiler
Pros: Hardwood floors, nice detailing, renovated kitchen in some units, big windows Cons: Building is old - exterminator comes 1x/month but occasional bugs are often seen in the lobby. Loud neighbors shouting on a reg…
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Dirty Condition — Trash
Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
Rodent — Signs of Rodents
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Eviction Executed — Apt 1G — Possession
Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic