284 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 32 HPD housing violations, 31 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 82.9. 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
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-12. |
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.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Water System (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$66,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 797 STERLING JV LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH BANDA |
| Managing agent | RANCO MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,656,000 | $745,200 |
| 2026 | $1,325,000 | $596,250 |
| 2027 | $1,590,000 | $715,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
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 | Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Park Pl — B49 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Bedford Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
797 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 |
21 311 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 RANCO MANAGEMENT LLC — 35 buildings, 460 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C2 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 262 9 Street | BK | 72 | A |
| 195 Montrose Avenue | BK | 55 | A |
| 2045 Ocean Avenue | BK | 50 | A |
| 412 Herkimer Street | BK | 40 | A |
| 495 St Johns Place | BK | 26 | A |
| 292 Bedford Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 6803 3 Avenue | BK | 18 | B |
| 1764 Union Street | BK | 17 | A |
| 1633 Macombs Road | BX | 16 | B |
| 534 Jackson Avenue | BX | 12 | B |
| 1073 Bedford Avenue | BK | 12 | C |
| 60-15 Myrtle Avenue | QN | 12 | B |
| 228 20 Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 797 Sterling Place | BK | 9 | B |
| 1350 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 1270 44th Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 2022 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 527 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 920 Pacific Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 133 23 Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 115 Roebling Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 705 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 160 Woodpoint Road | BK | 3 | B |
| 2715 Farragut Road | BK | 3 | B |
| 279 Bedford Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 152 Woodpoint Road | BK | 3 | A |
| 580 East 26 Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 375 Vernon Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 21 Carlton Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 156 Woodpoint Road | BK | 3 | D |
| 70 Lefferts Place | BK | 3 | F |
| 164 Woodpoint Road | BK | 3 | A |
| 137 Grand Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 302 Bedford Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 92 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 1 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2019-01-03 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-03 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 797 STERLING JV LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $5,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-03 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 797 STERLING JV LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-03 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 797 STERLING JV LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-05-31 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 797 STERLING JV LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC SERIES BC20 | $3,500,000 | |
| 2015-10-27 | Deed $150,000 — from MOSES A. BRATHWAITE, TRUSTEE; MOSES A. BRATHWAITE AND PATRICIA BRATHWA; PATRICIA BRATHWAIT to 797 STERLING JV LLC | $150,000 | |
| 1984-10-18 | Mortgage $5,025 — from JAMES, VICTORENE B; SEMPER, CLYDE; SEMPER, GLORIA; JAMES, NEVILLE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,025 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 284 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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