294 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 HPD complaints, 84 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 55% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 679 STERLING PLACE CORP |
| Head officer | AKIVA EMERGI |
| Managing agent | SUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,406,000 | $632,700 |
| 2026 | $1,570,000 | $706,500 |
| 2027 | $1,883,000 | $847,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Park Pl — S · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 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.
679 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 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.
Managed by SUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY — 18 buildings, 55 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 679 Sterling Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 530 Kosciuszko Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 520 Madison Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 23 East 51 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 106-08 Otis Avenue | QN | 3 | B |
| 86-25 116 Street | QN | 3 | C |
| 2448 Lorillard Place | BX | 3 | B |
| 21 East 51 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 108-36 49 Avenue | QN | 3 | C |
| 214 Van Buren Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 106-10 Otis Avenue | QN | 3 | B |
| 189-01 Jamaica Avenue | QN | 2 | B |
| 35 Garden Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 807 Putnam Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 285 Eldert Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 2453 Hoffman Street | BX | 2 | B |
| 2493 Cambreleng Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
| 137-62 Thurston Street | QN | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2016-11-22 (lender: Media Entertainment Gallery Of New York LLC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-22 | AL&R $800,000 — from 841 KENT ENTERPRISES LLC & 679 STERLING to MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT GALLERY OF NEW YORK | $800,000 | |
| 2016-11-22 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 841 KENT ENTERPRISES LLC & 679 STERLING to MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT GALLERY OF NEW YORK | $800,000 | |
| 2012-10-05 | AL&R $3,800,000 — from 679 STERLING PLACE CORP.; 841 KENT ENTERPRISES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2012-10-05 | M&CON $3,800,000 — from 679 STERLING PLACE CORP.; 841 KENT ENTERPRISES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2012-06-21 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 679 STERLING PLACE CORP. to S&C INVESTORS II, LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2012-06-21 | AL&R $800,000 — from 679 STERLING PLACE CORP. to S&C INVESTORS II, LLC | $800,000 | |
| 1999-08-25 | Mortgage $200,000 — from ANAT HOMES INC to OLYMPIAN BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1995-04-18 | Mortgage $70,000 — from STERLING PLACE ASSOCIATES CORP to AKIVA EMERGI | $70,000 | |
| 1995-04-18 | Mortgage $20,000 — from STELING PLACE ASSOCIATES CORP; C/O SANTO D. SGARLATO ESQ; ANAT HOMES INC to WILLIAMS, CAROLYN | $20,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 294 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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