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291 Sterling Street

1,992Records
18City systems
61Open violations
28Penalty rate

1,992 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 866 311 service requests, 635 HPD complaints, 252 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC
BBL3013150045
BIN3034806

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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 53% 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 28. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations61 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1996-10-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
28
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

$1,874 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Noise (22) · Elevator (16) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$11,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES, INC
Head officerMICHAEL V NIAMONITAKIS
Managing agentMERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,057,000 $925,650
2026$2,128,000 $957,600
2027$2,149,000 $967,050

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwaySterling St — 2 5 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Empire Blvd — B44 B44-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSterling St & Nostrand Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
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

291 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2835 Ocean Avenue BK200 B
160 Parkside Avenue BK158 C
621 Lefferts Avenue BK122 D
441 Caton Avenue BK84 B
101 Lincoln Road BK83 C
715 St Marks Avenue BK83 C
115 Lincoln Road BK82 B
1901 84 Street BK79 B
245 Hawthorne Street BK78 D
222 East 17 Street BK76 C
36 Crooke Avenue BK71 A
145 Lincoln Road BK71 B
675 86 Street BK65 A
114 Albemarle Road BK65 C
1270 East 18 Street BK65 C
1054 Rogers Avenue BK64 C
500 Ocean Avenue BK64 A
537 Ovington Avenue BK62 C
720 St Marks Avenue BK60 B
200 East 17 Street BK60 B
1745 Caton Avenue BK58 B
1281 Union Street BK54 B
291 Sterling Street BK54 A
556 Lefferts Avenue BK54 A
1550 East 13 Street BK54 B
649 Empire Boulevard BK52 C
7920 19 Avenue BK48 A
9937 Shore Road BK48 B
570 Lefferts Avenue BK48 B
160 Fenimore Street BK48 B
866 Coney Island Avenue BK47 C
218 74 Street BK46 A
597 Ocean Parkway BK44 C
8501 3 Avenue BK42 A
682 Ocean Parkway BK41 A
353 Bay Ridge Parkway BK41 A
6902 Ridge Boulevard BK40 F
255 Ocean Avenue BK40 B
354 93 Street BK40 B
392 St Johns Place BK39 D
7100 Ridge Boulevard BK39 C
743 Empire Boulevard BK39 B
288 Maple Street BK36 C
571 Ovington Avenue BK35 A
295 Maple Street BK33 C
5201 Snyder Avenue BK32 B
285 St Johns Place BK32 B
2015 East 7 Street BK31 C
170 Parkside Avenue BK30 B
101 Marine Avenue BK30 B
269 Prospect Place BK29 A
403 St Johns Place BK27 C
1 Parade Place BK27 B
5 St Pauls Place BK25 C
558 11 Street BK24 B
783 Lenox Road BK24 D
152 Parkside Avenue BK24 B
115 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
148 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
121 Parkside Avenue BK23 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $475,000 on 2008-03-21 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-21M&CON $7,750,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,750,000
2022-06-21AL&R $7,750,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,750,000
2017-11-30M&CON $6,000,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2017-11-30AL&R $6,000,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2013-08-21M&CON $4,000,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2013-08-21AL&R $4,000,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2008-03-21Deed $5,175,000 — from 301 STERLING STREET LLC; 301SG LLC; 301JS LLC to SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC $5,175,000
2008-03-21Mortgage $856,706 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC to SIGNATURE BANK $856,706
2008-03-21AL&R $3,350,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,350,000
2008-03-21AL&R $475,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC to SIGNATURE BANK $475,000
2008-03-21Agreement $3,350,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,350,000
2008-03-21Mortgage $475,000 — from SENATOR STREET ENTERPRISES INC to SIGNATURE BANK $475,000
2005-06-02AL&R $5,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2005-06-02Agreement $2,600,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 301 STERLING STREET, LLC $2,600,000
2005-06-02Mortgage $1,722,843 — from 301 STERLING STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,722,843

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170532257
2018120602209
2019132205328
202019901101
20211790383
20221332137
20234370243
202418592281
20251600162
20260290130
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 1,802Ownership & money 52Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,992 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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