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415 Sterling Place

51Records
5City systems
8Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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51 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations, 7 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1904
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)COLE, MARK
BBL3011660172
BIN3029237

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-13.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1904)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MARIA L CANOVAS; MARK D COLE
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2023-12-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,037,000 $182,220
2026$3,040,000 $182,400
2027$3,528,000 $211,680

The city's market estimate has risen 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 400 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & Park Pl · 400 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

415 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

1 311 service request 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,765 on 2013-03-21 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-03-21Mortgage $8,765 — from COLE, MARK; CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA to CITIBANK, N.A. $8,765
2013-03-21Agreement $427,900 — from COLE, MARK; CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA to CITIBANK, N.A. $427,900
2011-01-10Mortgage $9,004 — from CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA; COLE, MARK to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $9,004
2011-01-10Agreement $470,000 — from COLE, MARK; CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $470,000
2006-08-14Mortgage $583,000 — from CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA; COLE, MARK to ''MERS'' $583,000
2006-05-11RPTT&RET $1,410,000 — from STEWART, KAREN; STEWART, THOMAS; STEWART, THELMA to COLE, MARK; CANOVAS, MARIA LUISA $1,410,000
2004-11-04Mortgage $100,000 — from STEWART, THELMA E to WACHOVIA BANK N A $100,000

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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20182002
20190000
20200101
20212002
20223003
20232024
20242013
20253014
20261012
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 21Health & systems 6

Every one of the 51 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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