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655 Sterling Place

195Records
12City systems
3Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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195 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 26 HPD complaints, 22 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)LEVY (AS TRUSTEE), GLENDA
BBL3012380001
BIN3031390

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-13.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Sewer (5) · Noise (4) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$115,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$967,000 $435,150
2026$1,145,000 $515,250
2027$1,329,000 $598,050

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Judith's Cuisine & PatisserieMexicanGrade PendingMice evidence
Maple CreameryAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (4 in the last three years).

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

655 Sterling Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 1999-04-21 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-04-21Mortgage $90,000 — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORPORATION $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007029
2018001124
2019000224
20200090110
202100140115
2022006028
202300110213
20240092314
202581100221
2026001056
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 124Ownership & money 19Health & systems 25

Every one of the 195 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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