272 St James Place
Brooklyn · Clinton Hill, NY 11238
272 St James Place is an 8-apartment building in Clinton Hill, built in 1930, managed by 272 St James HDFC. The City has 54 open housing-code violations on file for it, 11 of them immediately hazardous, about 6.8 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). Tenants filed 5 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 114 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by 272 St James HDFC
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- Units
- 8
- Year built
- 1930
- Neighborhood
- Clinton Hill
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
5tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year · 3 the year before
Typically closed in 114 days · neighborhood median is 6
54open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 6.8 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 11
- Hazardous
- 10
- Non-hazardous
- 33
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings21
- Smoke and CO alarms9
- Pests7
- Leaks, damp or mould5
- Doors, windows and locks3
- Plumbing3
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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