443 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 105 HPD housing violations, 104 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2024. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 92 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 45 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$65,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (17) · WATER LEAK (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · ELECTRIC (4) · Rodent (4).
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 (1889) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,761,000 | $105,660 |
| 2026 | $2,184,000 | $131,040 |
| 2027 | $2,251,000 | $135,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Nostrand Av — B45 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & New York Ave · 600 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.
868 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 |
91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,309 on 2016-10-11 (lender: Greenlight Loans and Nationstar Mortgage LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-11 | Mortgage $14,310 — from WELCH, JEAN; WELCH, FRANCINE to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; GREENLIGHT LOANS | $14,310 | |
| 2016-10-11 | Agreement $225,300 — from WELCH, JEAN; WELCH, FRANCINE to GREENLIGHT LOANS; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $225,300 | |
| 2003-11-12 | Mortgage $270,000 — from WELSH, FRANCINE; WELCH, JEAN to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB | $270,000 | |
| 2002-10-16 | Mortgage $232,568 — from WELCH, JEAN; WELCH, FRANCINE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC | $232,568 | |
| 1999-05-25 | Mortgage $20,000 — from WELCH, RUTH to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $20,000 | |
| 1997-12-18 | Mortgage $115,000 — from WELCH, RUTH to MORTGAGE SHOP | $115,000 | |
| 1997-01-06 | Mortgage $27,000 — from WELCH, RUTH to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $27,000 | |
| 1995-10-03 | Mortgage $55,000 — from WELCH, RUTH to PARKWAY MORTGAGE INC | $55,000 | |
| 1988-08-30 | Mortgage $30,000 — from WELCH, RUTH; WELCH, OSWALD T to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 128 | 0 | 4 | 140 |
| 2024 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 80 |
| 2025 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 7 | 123 |
| 2026 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
Every one of the 443 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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