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175 Sterling Street

82Records
8City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate

82 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 HPD complaints, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1911
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)EMPIRE HOLDINGS LP
BBL3013140068
BIN3034778

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1911)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)EMPIRE HOLDING LP
Head officerMICHAEL NEDD
Managing agentA.H.I
Last registered2026-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,740,000 $104,400
2026$1,554,000 $93,240
2027$2,043,000 $122,580

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwaySterling St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Rogers Av — B43 · 400 ft
Citi BikeRogers Ave & Sterling St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 161 The Crown
Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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

175 Sterling Street

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by A.H.I — 8 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1604 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
1291 Nostrand Avenue BK4 A
829 East New York Avenue BK2 A
827 East New York Avenue BK2 D
175 Sterling Street BK2 A
901 Franklin Avenue BK2 F
831 East New York Avenue BK2 B
414 Utica Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,485,457 on 2002-04-22 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 18 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-04-22Mortgage $2,485,457 — from EMPIRE HOLDINGS LP to NYC HPD $2,485,457
2000-07-13Mortgage $959,254 — from D S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $959,254
2000-07-13Mortgage $9,070 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; D S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $9,070
1998-12-08Mortgage $8,729,757 — from NEIGHNORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; D S COMMUNITY MANGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $8,729,757
1998-12-08Mortgage $1,191,993 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; D.S. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $1,191,993
1982-05-25Mortgage $13,650 — from WILLIAMS, DORIS to NEW YORK CITY SOC SVCES $13,650

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201722
201855
201900
202033
202122
202211
202322
202411
202511
202611
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The full timeline

Construction 4Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 20Health & systems 2

Every one of the 82 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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