2,438 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 909 HPD complaints, 796 311 service requests, 397 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-02-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
221 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (189) · Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · Lead (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$881,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (58) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 15 CROWN STREET LLC |
| Head officer | GREGORY KATZ |
| Managing agent | STERLING EQUITIES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,259,000 | $2,366,550 |
| 2026 | $4,812,000 | $2,165,400 |
| 2027 | $4,987,000 | $2,244,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Montgomery St — B48 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carroll St & Washington Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston Middle: Ebbets Field 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.
15 Crown Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
221 311 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.
Managed by STERLING EQUITIES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Crown Street | BK | 58 | A |
| 76 Meserole Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 1733 1 Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 1059 Union Street | BK | 32 | B |
| 250 Pacific Street | BK | 25 | A |
| 1382 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1380 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1378 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1384 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 96 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 90 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 92 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 94 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 384 Court Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 285 Court Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 177 North 7th Street | BK | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,619,708 on 2016-02-17 (lender: Sterling Equities Funding Company, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-11 | AL&R $10,200,000 — from 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,200,000 | |
| 2016-05-11 | Agreement $10,200,000 — from 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,200,000 | |
| 2016-02-17 | Agreement $10,200,000 — from 15 CROWN STREET LLC to STERLING EQUITIES FUNDING COMPANY, LLC | $10,200,000 | |
| 2016-02-17 | Deed $20,750,000 — from BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC to 15 CROWN STREET LLC | $20,750,000 | |
| 2016-02-17 | Mortgage $3,619,708 — from 15 CROWN STREET LLC to STERLING EQUITIES FUNDING COMPANY, LLC | $3,619,708 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Sold for $20,750,000 | $20,750,000 | $357,759 |
| 2013-12-27 | Mortgage $2,563,685 — from BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,563,685 | |
| 2013-12-27 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2013-12-27 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2013-12-27 | AL&R $6,700,000 — from BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2013-12-27 | Deed $11,000,000 — from 15 CROWN LLC to BCB 15 CROWN STREET LLC | $11,000,000 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Agreement $4,338,468 — from 15 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,338,468 | |
| 2007-04-12 | Mortgage $2,614,502 — from 15 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,614,502 | |
| 2007-04-12 | Deed $5,424,800 — from HODU REALTY CORP. to 15 CROWN LLC | $5,424,800 | |
| 2007-04-12 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from 15 CROWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 97 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 47 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 99 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 121 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
Every one of the 2,438 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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