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939 Sterling Place

319Records
14City systems
13Open violations
23.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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319 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1904
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EROS REALTY #3, LLC
BBL3012410045
BIN3031556

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.4. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2013-07-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 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.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1904)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EROS REALTY LLC III
Head officerSANFORD NAGER
Managing agentSR NAGER MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,811,000 $814,950
2026$1,580,000 $711,000
2027$1,593,000 $716,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New York Av / Sterling Pl — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & New York Ave · 100 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. 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.

Report a problem to 311

939 Sterling Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SR NAGER MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Brooklyn Avenue BK41 A
417 St Johns Place BK28 B
47 South Elliott Place BK25 C
1406 Pacific Street BK20 A
939 Sterling Place BK16 A
626 Lincoln Place BK16 A
51 Irving Place BK14 B
451 Washington Avenue BK14 A
239 Prospect Place BK12 A
657 St Marks Avenue BK9 B
794 Washington Avenue BK8 A
246 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
457 Clinton Avenue BK8 B
259 4 Avenue BK8 A
248 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
244 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
798 Washington Avenue BK8 A
242 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
1463 Bedford Avenue BK7 A
207 7 Avenue BK6 A
1327 Pacific Street BK6 C
131 Bainbridge Street BK4 A
113 Bainbridge Street BK4 B
381 Macon Street BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,150,000 on 2012-04-19 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-30AL&R $1,050,000 — from EROS REALTY #3LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,050,000
2021-04-30Agreement $1,050,000 — from EROS REALTY #3LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,050,000
2021-04-30Mortgage $101,840 — from EROS REALTY #3LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $101,840
2012-04-19Mortgage $1,150,000 — from EROS REALTY #3, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,150,000
2012-04-19AL&R $1,150,000 — from EROS REALTY #3, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,150,000
2012-04-19Mortgage $1,150,000 — from EROS REALTY #3, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,150,000
2012-04-19AL&R $1,150,000 — from EROS REALTY #3, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,150,000
2011-10-20Deed $1,830,000 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to EROS REALTY #3, LLC $1,830,000
2004-04-01Agreement $410,000 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $410,000
2004-04-01Mortgage $167,809 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $167,809
2000-09-25Mortgage $106,204 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $106,204
1996-10-01Mortgage $25,000 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to BEADLE, HYACINTH $25,000
1996-10-01Mortgage $190,000 — from WORSLEY, LORNA to GREENPOINT BANK $190,000
1996-05-09Mortgage $53,000 — from BEADLE, HYACINTH to GOLDSTEIN FAMILY TRUST $53,000
1994-08-24Mortgage $100,000 — from BEADLE, HYACINTH to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $100,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170220123
20180230326
201900033
20200150217
20210136221
20221100415
202303036
2024082414
2025080412
20260240327
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 56Health & systems 29

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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