827 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 HPD complaints, 245 311 service requests, 198 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 114.1. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 103 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 73 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
113 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · WATER LEAK (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Illegal Parking (4).
$50,349 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1514 PROPERTIES LLC & ML STERLING LLC |
| Head officer | MARVIN BASCH |
| Managing agent | US REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,547,000 | $696,150 |
| 2026 | $1,615,000 | $726,750 |
| 2027 | $1,599,000 | $719,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School 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.
1514 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 |
113 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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.
Managed by US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,055 on 2020-04-28 (lender: Bnb Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-28 | Mortgage $100,055 — from 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; ML STERLING LLC to BNB BANK | $100,055 | |
| 2020-04-28 | Agreement $2,650,000 — from ML STERLING LLC; 1514 PROPERTIES LLC to BNB BANK | $2,650,000 | |
| 2020-04-28 | AL&R $2,650,000 — from ML STERLING LLC; 1514 PROPERTIES LLC to BNB BANK | $2,650,000 | |
| 2014-11-26 | AL&R $2,850,000 — from ML STERLING LLC; 1514 PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2014-11-26 | Agreement $2,850,000 — from 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; ML STERLING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2014-11-26 | Mortgage $1,093,015 — from 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; ML STERLING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,093,015 | |
| 2012-12-05 | Agreement $1,823,358 — from LIPMAN, MICHAEL; ML STERLING LLC; 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; GOLDENBERG, LEON to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,823,358 | |
| 2011-02-09 | AL&R $1,875,000 — from ML STERLING LLC; 1514 PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,875,000 | |
| 2011-02-09 | Mortgage $1,875,000 — from 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; ML STERLING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,875,000 | |
| 2011-01-24 | Deed $2,525,000 — from 1514 STERLING PLACE REALTY CORP. to 1514 PROPERTIES LLC; ML STERLING LLC | $2,525,000 | |
| 1994-08-15 | Mortgage $327,241 — from 1514 STERLING PLACEREALTY CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. | $327,241 | |
| 1994-08-15 | Mortgage $126,809 — from 1514 STERLING PLACEREALTY CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. | $126,809 | |
| 1994-08-15 | Mortgage $33,191 — from 1514 STERLING PLACEREALTY CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. | $33,191 | |
| 1994-08-15 | Mortgage $1,249,191 — from 1514 STERLING PLACEREALTY CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. | $1,249,191 | |
| 1989-02-21 | Mortgage $55,000 — from 1514 STERLING PL RLTY CP to DOBRY ASSOCIATES | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 173 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
Every one of the 827 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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