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637 Sterling Place

129Records
13City systems
0Open violations
21.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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129 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 rodent inspections, 19 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC
BBL3011680063
BIN3029287

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC
Head officerShane Rajcooar
Managing agentRYCO NYC LLC
Last registered2026-06-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,419,000 $638,550
2026$1,487,000 $669,150
2027$1,784,000 $802,800

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle 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

637 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

3 311 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 RYCO NYC LLC — 28 buildings, 370 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B11 · C2 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 Thompson Street MN45 A
135 Avenue A MN31 A
156 2 Avenue MN31 B
151 2 Avenue MN27 B
142 West 4 Street MN24 A
140 West 4 Street MN24 A
129 2 Avenue MN21 B
127 2 Avenue MN21 B
131 2 Avenue MN19 D
34 Carmine Street MN16 A
210 Prospect Park West BK15 B
340 East 9 Street MN10 A
37 Carmine Street MN9 A
327 Henry Street BK8 B
157 2 Avenue MN6 A
308 Lincoln Road BK6 A
629 Sterling Place BK6 B
639 Sterling Place BK6 B
374 Court Street BK6 A
637 Sterling Place BK6 A
803 Greenwich Street MN5 D
168 Wythe Avenue BK5 C
149 2 Avenue MN5 D
502 La Guardia Place MN4 B
506 La Guardia Place MN4 B
504 La Guardia Place MN4 B
280 Bleecker Street MN3 C
225 5 Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $963,150 on 2021-02-26 (lender: Citibank,na), covering 6 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
2021-02-26Mortgage $963,150 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; to CITIBANK,NA $963,150
2021-02-26AL&R $12,759,500 — from KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LL to CITIBANK,NA $12,759,500
2021-02-26Agreement $12,759,500 — from SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; to CITIBANK,NA $12,759,500
2020-12-23Mortgage $1,662,767 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC $1,662,767
2020-01-27Deed $2,909,744 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC $2,909,745
2020-01-16Sold for $2,909,745 $2,909,745 $484,958
2018-09-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2018-09-07Mortgage $753,112 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $753,112
2013-02-19Mortgage $1,063,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,063,000
2012-01-18Deed $800,000 — from 637 STERLING CORP. to 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177018
20180224
20191034
20202417
20213418
202280311
2023301215
20244037
20252035
20262024
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 16Health & systems 32

Every one of the 129 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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