1,062 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 599 311 service requests, 168 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 68.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Illegal Parking (21) · Snow or Ice (15) · Outdoor Dining (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Dirty Condition (5).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | STERLING GOLD LLC |
| Head officer | ROB LOHIET |
| Managing agent | STERLING GOLD LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,490,000 | $1,120,500 |
| 2026 | $1,992,000 | $896,400 |
| 2027 | $2,286,000 | $1,028,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Star Beer Counter | Bottled Beverages | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Sterling Pl — B69 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Underhill Ave & Lincoln Pl · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
340 Sterling Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,940,000 on 2013-10-30 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-26 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC; 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-01-26 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC; 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-01-26 | Mortgage $53,608 — from 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC; STERLING GOLD LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $53,608 | |
| 2013-10-30 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC; 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2013-10-30 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC; STERLING GOLD LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2013-10-30 | Mortgage $1,940,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC; 921 LINCOLN PLACE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,940,000 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Deed $120,000 — from 340 STERLING REALTY LLC to STERLING GOLD LLC | $120,000 | |
| 2012-05-25 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Mortgage $100,000 — from STERLING GOLD LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $100,000 | |
| 2009-02-06 | Mortgage $165,000 — from 340 STERLING PLACE, INC.; JOHNSON, ALLAN J; JOHNSON, EDWINA KERR | $165,000 | |
| 2009-02-06 | AL&R $165,000 — from JOHNSON, ALLAN J; JOHNSON, EDWINA KERR; 340 STERLING PLACE, INC. to YORK CITY CAPITAL CORP. | $165,000 | |
| 2008-09-03 | Agreement $900,000 — from 340 STERLING PLACE, INC. to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2008-09-03 | Mortgage $96,423 — from 340 STERLING PLACE, INC. to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $96,423 | |
| 2006-08-30 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 340 STERLING PLACE, INC. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $150,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2018 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| 2019 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2020 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 53 |
| 2022 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| 2026 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
Every one of the 1,062 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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