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796 Sterling Place

2,465Records
17City systems
157Open violations
217.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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2,465 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 873 311 service requests, 674 HPD complaints, 607 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built2007
Floors5
Res. units82
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3012470011
BIN3397383

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 217.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations157 total — 40 class C (immediately hazardous), 114 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

324 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 184 · winter 2024–25: 119 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

184
’23–24
119
’24–25
21
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

280 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (141) · Noise (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Illegal Parking (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).

Filed construction activity

$406,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
YesSix or more residential units (82)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)792 Sterling Holdings LLC
Head officerBENJAMIN NEUMAN
Managing agentElite Management NY
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,997,000 $3,598,650
2026$8,369,000 $3,766,050
2027$8,444,000 $3,799,800

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rogers Av — B45 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSterling 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.

Report a problem to 311

796 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

280 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 141 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 ELITE MANAGEMENT NY — 15 buildings, 227 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C3 · D4 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
796 Sterling Place BK82 C
2114 Daly Avenue BX27 F
2182 Atlantic Avenue BK16 C
2048 Mapes Avenue BX13 F
2052 Mapes Avenue BX13 F
3979 Saxon Avenue BX10 A
373 East 157 Street BX10 A
2882 Bailey Avenue BX10 B
957 Teller Avenue BX8 C
1712 Davidson Avenue BX8 A
959 Teller Avenue BX8 D
2429 Prospect Avenue BX8 F
62 East 52 Street BK6 D
382 Barbey Street BK6 D
1073 Clarkson Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $725,000 on 2025-09-12 (lender: Arbor Realty Sr, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-12Mortgage $725,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $725,000
2025-09-12Agreement $19,100,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $19,100,000
2025-09-12AL&R $19,100,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $19,100,000
2022-09-26AL&R $13,772,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $13,772,000
2022-08-26Agreement $13,772,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $13,772,000
2022-08-26Mortgage $993,489 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $993,489
2022-08-26AL&R $5,353,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $5,353,000
2022-08-26Deed $24,000,000 — from STERLING PLACE CONDO LLC to 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC $24,000,000
2022-08-26Mortgage $5,353,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $5,353,000
2022-08-26AL&R $13,772,000 — from 792 STERLING HOLDINGS LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $13,772,000
2022-08-09Sold for $24,000,000 $24,000,000 $292,683
2016-02-12AL&R $14,550,000 — from STERLING PLACE CONDO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,550,000
2016-02-12M&CON $14,550,000 — from STERLING PLACE CONDO LLC $14,550,000
2013-08-29AL&R $11,500,000 — from STERLING PLACE CONDO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000
2013-08-29Agreement $11,500,000 — from STERLING PLACE CONDO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707790086
2018059601102
201901212300135
20200011501116
20210511601122
202206134134157
202302115902182
20241843611447
202502235123252
20260514822157
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 150Housing & tenants 2,196Ownership & money 56Health & systems 28

Every one of the 2,465 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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