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678 Sterling Place

87Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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87 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 311 service requests, 15 DOB permits, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MICHAEL COMBS, TRUSTEE
BBL3012450019
BIN3031784

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

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.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$506,890 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE COMBS FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
Head officerMIKE COMBS
Managing agentBROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,718,000 $103,080
2026$1,853,000 $111,180
2027$1,901,000 $114,060

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 300 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

678 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

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

showing 60 of 97 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,839 on 2009-09-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-05-13Agreement $516,500 — from COMBS, VERONICA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $516,500
2009-09-02Mortgage $16,839 — from COMBS, VERONICA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $16,839
2008-11-18Mortgage $503,240 — from COMBS, VERONICA; COMBS, KENARD to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $503,240
2008-11-18Deed $610,000 — from WHITE, SR, BILLY; WHITE , FRANCES to COMBS, VERONICA; COMBS, KENARD $610,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700202
2018803011
201930104
202020305
2021606113
2022306211
202311417
202430216
202500314
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 9Health & systems 9

Every one of the 87 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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