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118 Sterling Place

379Records
19City systems
9Open violations
141.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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379 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 58 HPD housing violations, 51 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)118 STERLING PLACE CONDOMINUM
BBL3009457504
BIN3019280

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 141.3. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-05.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Curb Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Noise (1) · Street Condition (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$675,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)118 STERLING PLACE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerADAM C GANSER
Managing agentCHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2024-08-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$204,525 $92,036
2027$166,953 $75,129

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $535,395 a year ($36.09 per sq ft), operating expenses $187,366 ($12.63 per sq ft), net operating income $348,029. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway7 Av — B Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Sterling Pl — B69 · 250 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & Park Pl · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

118 Sterling Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-07Deed $879,000 — from VAN NORMAN, MARY RUTH to SORAYA INVESTMENTS LLC $879,000
2024-12-16Sold for $879,000 $879,000 $54,938
2024-07-12Deed $965,000 — from GRANT, JAIMIE; BISNO, AMY to TSO, CHRISTINE HSIEN-MEI; TSO, KATHRYN ANN $965,000
2024-07-09Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $60,313
2022-09-27Deed $667,500 — from RSP UAP-4 PROPERTY LLC to SARDO, ALEXANDRA; CAMMAROTA, JENNIFER $667,500
2022-09-27Mortgage $600,750 — from CAMMAROTA, JENNIFER; SARDO, ALEXANDRA to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC $600,750
2022-09-22Sold for $667,500 $667,500 $41,719
2022-07-11Deed $795,000 — from OLLINGER, KALINA; MAZUR, KALINA to VOLOZH, TIMOFEY $795,000
2022-06-27Sold for $795,000 $795,000 $49,688
2022-05-20Mortgage $106,467 — from PIRO, MARISSA; NATH, ARINDAM to TD BANK NA $106,467
2021-08-06Deed $975,000 — from RSP UAP-4 PROPERTY LLC to OH, JUNG-HEE; APOSTOL, CECIL $975,000
2021-08-06Mortgage $780,000 — from APOSTOL, CECIL; OH, JUNG-HEE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $780,000
2021-07-14Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $60,938
2021-04-08Mortgage $616,000 — from MORIYA, TAKESHI; KIM, SENGYUN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $616,000
2021-04-08Deed $770,000 — from GANSER, ADAM to KIM, SENGYUN; MORIYA, TAKESHI $770,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170087116
201800219122
201900217129
20204073115
2021001615132
202201109222
2023003216
20240147113
202558293348
202621072131
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 161Health & systems 15

Every one of the 379 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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