572 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 311 service requests, 166 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-08-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).
$929,500 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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 owner(s) | 1689 STERLING LLC |
| Head officer | MORDECHAI SCHWIMMER |
| Managing agent | ELMORD MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $921,600 | $414,720 |
| 2026 | $751,000 | $337,950 |
| 2027 | $901,000 | $405,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sterling Pl — B45 B47 B65 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Ralph Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 191 Paul Robeson. 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.
1689 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 |
2 311 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.
Managed by ELMORD MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 296 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B5 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34-16 38th Street | QN | 89 | A |
| 27-16 21 Street | QN | 49 | A |
| 102 East 53 Street | BK | 24 | B |
| 250 Lenox Road | BK | 24 | A |
| Bushwick Place | BK | 10 | A |
| 760 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 668 Rutland Road | BK | 8 | A |
| New York Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1605 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 316 Patchen Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 664 Rutland Road | BK | 8 | A |
| 419 Franklin Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1689 Sterling Place | BK | 7 | A |
| 1128 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 1319 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 714 Hart Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 225 Suydam Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 179 Stanhope Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 901 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 130 Suydam Street | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $829,000 on 2019-05-20 (lender: Cpc Mortgage Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | M&CON $10,450,000 — from 316 PARCHEN LLC; 1689 STERLING LLC; RUTLAND CAPITAL LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | $10,450,000 | |
| 2019-05-20 | Agreement $2,675,000 — from 1689 STERLING LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $2,675,000 | |
| 2019-05-20 | Mortgage $829,000 — from 1689 STERLING LLC to CPC MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | $829,000 | |
| 2017-06-21 | Deed $1,175,000 — from 1689 STERLING PLACE LLC to 1689 STERLING LLC | $1,175,000 | |
| 2017-06-21 | Mortgage $1,846,000 — from 1689 STERLING LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC SERIES BC20 | $1,846,000 | |
| 2017-06-07 | Sold for $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $167,857 |
| 2015-11-30 | Deed $750,000 — from ETIENNE, MARIE to 1689 STERLING PLACE LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2007-11-07 | Mortgage $65,088 — from ETIENNE, MARIE to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. | $65,088 | |
| 2007-11-07 | Agreement $600,000 — from ETIENNE, MARIE to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. | $600,000 | |
| 2006-01-03 | Mortgage $67,000 — from ETIENNE, MARIE A to MERS | $67,000 | |
| 2006-01-03 | Deed $699,000 — from 555, INC to ETIENNE, MARIE A | $699,000 | |
| 2006-01-03 | Mortgage $536,000 — from ETIENNE, MARIE A to MERS | $536,000 | |
| 2005-04-14 | DEEDO $363,000 — from STERLING KINGS DEVELOPMENT INC to 555, INC | $363,000 | |
| 2005-01-31 | Deed $170,000 — from KALIKU, ITA to STERLING KINGS DEVELOPMENT, INC | $170,000 | |
| 1989-07-20 | Mortgage $48,000 — from ALEXANDER, ELLIS Z to KALIKU, ITA | $48,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 37 |
| 2018 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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