1,226 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 646 HPD complaints, 279 311 service requests, 110 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 560.1. 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 | 20 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
119 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
193 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (57) · FLOORING/STAIRS (24) · APPLIANCE (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).
$250,825 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 WASHINGTON |
| Head officer | LARRY HIRSCHFIELD |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT.LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,195,246 | $537,861 |
| 2026 | $1,434,000 | $645,300 |
| 2027 | $4,927,754 | $2,217,489 |
The city's market estimate has risen 312% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Social Ice Cream Shop | Frozen Desserts | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Washington Av — B45 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Johns Pl & Washington Ave · 100 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.
816 Washington Ave
| 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 |
193 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 57 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.
Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-07 | Agreement $1,705,399 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,705,399 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Mortgage $867,000 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $867,000 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Mortgage $867,000 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $867,000 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Agreement $3,717,000 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $3,717,000 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Agreement $1,705,399 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,705,399 | |
| 2022-12-07 | Agreement $3,717,000 — from STERLING WASHINGTON, LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $3,717,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 20 | 2 | 146 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 92 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 2 | 6 | 168 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 87 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 0 | 4 | 190 |
Every one of the 1,226 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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