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1588 Sterling Place

314Records
16City systems
2Open violations
75.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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314 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 61 HPD housing violations, 33 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1922
Floors4
Res. units31
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC
BBL3013800031
BIN3036890

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 75.8. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
24
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · WATER LEAK (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Non (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,140,940 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC
Head officerKERRY KRAMER
Managing agentFAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,511,000 $1,129,950
2026$2,602,000 $1,170,900
2027$2,798,000 $1,259,100

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

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 2015 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Buffalo Av — B45 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBuffalo Ave & St John's Pl · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

1588 Sterling Place

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

60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT — 207 buildings, 6,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A51 · B80 · C51 · D16 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2300 5 Avenue MN771 C
975 Simpson St BX376 C
45 West 139 Street MN326 C
620 Lenox Avenue MN259 C
630 Lenox Avenue MN259 C
60 West 142 Street MN257 C
710 East New York Avenue BK230 B
680 St Nicholas Avenue MN111 B
50 West 139 Street MN108 C
560 Lenox Avenue MN105 B
1710 Andrews Avenue South BX82 B
321 Columbus Avenue MN76 A
1685 Hoe Avenue BX75 A
1551 Shakespeare Avenue BX72 A
1730 Andrews Avenue South BX64 B
955 Rutland Road BK60 B
414 West 48 Street MN54 A
2019 Monterey Avenue BX54 C
1240 Westchester Avenue BX54 B
1601 Macombs Road BX53 B
25 Tapscott Street BK48 B
619 Howard Avenue BK48 A
2041 Pacific Street BK48 B
940 Tiffany Street BX48 B
1075 Longfellow Avenue BX46 B
2058 Union Street BK46 B
3621 Broadway MN46 D
1083 Longfellow Avenue BX45 C
5314 6 Avenue BK45 B
551 East 178 Street BX45 B
1715 Vyse Avenue BX44 B
923 Simpson Street BX43 C
328 West 53 Street MN41 A
2027 Monterey Avenue BX40 B
900 Fox Street BX40 B
1665 Vyse Avenue BX38 B
1717 Bryant Avenue BX38 B
5301 6 Avenue BK38 A
1698 Vyse Avenue BX37 A
1690 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
1668 Vyse Avenue BX37 A
1662 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
1680 Vyse Avenue BX37 B
212 Crown Street BK35 B
725 Howard Avenue BK35 B
1693 Vyse Avenue BX34 B
1491 St Johns Place BK32 A
1506 Sterling Place BK32 B
1463 St Johns Place BK32 C
438 49 Street BK32 B
104 Tapscott Street BK32 B
187 Tapscott Street BK32 A
1578 Sterling Place BK31 B
1568 Sterling Place BK31 A
1640 Sterling Place BK31 C
1598 Sterling Place BK31 D
1588 Sterling Place BK31 B
1521 Sterling Place BK31 B
891 Fox Street BX30 A
207 Central Park North MN30 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $34,000,000 on 2023-12-14 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 154 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
2023-12-14Mortgage $249,509,952 — from REID PARK ROCK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC; NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C $249,509,952
2023-12-14Mortgage $34,000,000 — from NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC; REID PARK ROCK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY $34,000,000
2023-12-14Mortgage $181,723,673 — from NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC; REID PARK ROCK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP $181,723,673
2023-12-14Mortgage $166,276,327 — from REID PARK ROCK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC; NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP $166,276,327
2023-12-14MLEA $23,258,391 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to REID PARK ROCK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC $23,258,391
1989-10-02Mortgage $14,093,860 — from COLUMBUS AV HSNG SYSTEMS to CITICORP COMMUNITY DVLPT $14,093,860
1989-10-02Mortgage $736,723 — from COLUMBUS AV HSNG SYSTEMS to CITICORP COMMUNITY DVLP $736,723

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170070310
2018002024
2019002024
2020004026
2021004037
2022003025
202310117524
2024141600277
20251565201083
2026100310041
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 29Health & systems 31

Every one of the 314 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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