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431 Sterling Place

115Records
14City systems
3Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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115 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 311 service requests, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1908
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)431 STERLING HOUSING DEVELOP. FUND
BBL3011660063
BIN3322582

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.8. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-05.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (2) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1908)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)431 STERLING PLACE HDFC
Head officerMATTHEW SWEENEY
Managing agentNARROWS MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,764,000 $1,243,800
2026$2,236,000 $1,006,200
2027$2,324,000 $1,045,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & Park Pl · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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

431 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

5 311 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 NARROWS MANAGEMENT — 85 buildings, 3,159 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B14 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
570 Westminster Road BK185 A
9511 Shore Road BK144 C
601 79 Street BK115 B
2277 Homecrest Avenue BK113 A
149 Marine Avenue BK107 A
735 Avenue W BK100 B
3025 Ocean Avenue BK91 A
1855 East 12 Street BK87 A
7201 4 Avenue BK86 A
123-10 Ocean Promenade QN81 A
1577 East 17 Street BK80 A
420 28 Street BK76 A
141 74 Street BK73 A
7401 Shore Road BK73 B
8901 Narrows Avenue BK72 A
2234 Ocean Avenue BK72 A
124-10 Ocean Promenade QN68 A
9524 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK60 A
345 Bay Ridge Parkway BK59 B
9437 Shore Road BK55 A
160 Ocean Parkway BK55 A
8301 Ridge Boulevard BK55 A
9425 Shore Road BK54 A
1815 Foster Avenue BK54 A
3111 Brighton 2 Street BK52 A
125 Eastern Parkway BK51 B
6665 Colonial Road BK49 A
128-11 Newport Avenue QN47 A
400 Lincoln Place BK46 A
460 Ovington Avenue BK45 A
375 76 Street BK44 B
140 Bay Ridge Parkway BK43 C
7001 Ridge Boulevard BK42 A
9615 Shore Road BK41 A
9956 3rd Avenue BK40 A
2 Marine Avenue BK40 A
680 81 Street BK39 A
408 St Johns Place BK36 A
20 93 Street BK36 A
207 Prospect Park SW BK35 A
411 8 Avenue BK31 A
285 Prospect Place BK23 B
242 South 5 Street BK23 A
2729 Shell Road BK21 A
436 Sterling Place BK20 A
632 11 Street BK18 A
434 79 Street BK16 A
786 Washington Avenue BK16 A
579 Washington Avenue BK16 A
675 Vanderbilt Avenue BK16 A
338 92 Street BK15 A
415 St Johns Place BK15 A
673 Vanderbilt Avenue BK14 A
712 Sackett Street BK14 A
524 St Johns Place BK13 A
77 7 Avenue BK12 B
115 8 Avenue BK12 A
8007 3 Avenue BK10 A
242 Baltic Street BK10 A
207 Park Place BK10 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,400 on 1984-11-26 (lender: First Nationwide Savs), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-16RPTT&RET $995,000 — from DARWICK, GABRIEL; CLAPP, JENIFER to WISE, ASHLEY; WISE, CHRISTOPHER $995,000
2020-02-24RPTT&RET $699,000 — from BLISH HONEYCUTT, TAMMY to NOEL, JOYEUX F $699,000
2020-01-24Sold for $699,000 $699,000 $87,375
2019-03-27RPTT&RET $695,000 — from PRESCOD, MARGARET to WUELFERTH, LEA $695,000
2019-03-11Sold for $695,000 $695,000 $86,875
2017-12-21RPTT&RET $775,000 — from COX, CAITLIN E; HARE, JAMES P to COVERT, BRYCE R; BACK, DOUGLAS J $775,000
2017-12-06Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $96,875
2017-03-06RPTT&RET $786,000 — from BRIGHT, MARTHA E to DARWICK, GABRIEL E; CLAPP, JENIFER E $786,000
2017-02-16Sold for $786,000 $786,000 $98,250
2015-02-06RPTT&RET $632,250 — from JOAN JONES, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CHARLES MAJORS to COX, CAITLIN E; HARE, JAMES P $632,250
2014-10-24RPTT&RET $630,000 — from RAMOS, SANDRA; RAMOS-SYNNOTT, BAHIA to SWEENEY, MATTHEW; GARLAND, SARAH $630,000
2014-03-03RPTT&RET $750,000 — from SUNDIN, KYLE; HOGUET, MARIE to PAIGE, MELISSA; RUSSELL, JONATHON L $750,000
2013-09-06RPTT&RET $710,000 — from STOUT, RENEE to EGNER, JEREMY D; YAZEL, LESLIE A $710,000
2009-10-26RPTT&RET $554,000 — from HANNA, SHELLEY L; NOESEN, MATTHEW J to SUNDIN, KYLE; HOGUET, MARIE $554,000
1984-11-26Mortgage $70,700 — from PROSPECT HGTS HSNG/DV/F to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVS $70,700

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010416
2018001012
20193242112
20202073113
2021005016
2022005016
2023004026
2024004026
2025002024
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 37Health & systems 14

Every one of the 115 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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