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397 Sterling Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3011660081 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$468,064 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1898)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)397 STERLING PLACE LLC
Head officerMATT BADER
Managing agentJUDITH DRIVE
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$971,000 $436,950
2026$1,084,000 $487,800
2027$1,301,000 $585,450

The city's market estimate has risen 34% 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

SubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 500 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & Park Pl · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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

397 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $963,400 on 2022-01-31 (lender: Colorado Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-31Mortgage $963,400 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $963,400
2022-01-31AL&R $2,775,000 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,775,000
2022-01-31Agreement $2,775,000 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,775,000
2020-06-11Deed $1,900,000 — from EDOUARD, KITTY ANN to 397 STERLING PLACE LLC $1,900,000
2020-06-11Mortgage $1,811,600 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK $1,811,600
2020-05-28Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $475,000
2006-12-21Mortgage $250,000 — from EDOUARD, KITTY ANN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $250,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005005
2018004105
2019004004
20204044012
20219230014
2022012508
2023003014
2024005016
2025002013
2026002013
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-12-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-06-02311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2023-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-27HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-09-23DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-31Mortgage $963,400 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$963,400
2022-01-31Mortgage assigned — from IBERIABANK - A DIVISION OF FIRST HORIZON; IBERIABANK to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2022-01-31TL&R — from IBERIABANK; IBERIABANK - A DIVISION OF FIRST HORIZON to 397 STERLING PLACE LLC
2022-01-31AL&R $2,775,000 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,775,000
2022-01-31Agreement $2,775,000 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,775,000
2021
2021-09-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-09-03FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2021-08-23Job filed: Exterior renovation of existing 4 family house as per plans. Also, Installation of split system each floor and roof with new dunnage beam. No change i$33,000
2021-08-12311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2021-07-14Job filed: EXISTING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM RENOVATION OF EXISTING FOUR DWELLING UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION$71,060
2021-06-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-05-06Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2021-05-06Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2021-05-06Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2021-04-13Job filed: Exterior renovation of existing 4 family house as per plans. Also, Installation of split system each floor and roof with new dunnage beam. No change i$33,000
2021-03-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-03-25Job filed: EXISTING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM RENOVATION OF EXISTING FOUR DWELLING UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION$71,060
2021-03-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2020
2020-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-07-09311: Street Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2020-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-06-17Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS, DOORS, AND FINISHES IN EXISTING FOUR DWELLING UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APP$12,472
2020-06-17Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS, DOORS, AND FINISHES IN EXISTING FOUR DWELLING UNITS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APP$12,472
2020-06-11Deed $1,900,000 — from EDOUARD, KITTY ANN to 397 STERLING PLACE LLC$1,900,000
2020-06-11Mortgage $1,811,600 — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK$1,811,600
2020-06-11AL&R — from 397 STERLING PLACE LLC to IBERIABANK
2020-05-28Sold for $1,900,000$1,900,000
2020-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-10Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 4 FAMILY HOUSE WITH NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION$235,000
2020-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019
2019-12-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-03-04311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2019-02-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from EDOUARD, KITTY ANN to CITIMORTGAGE, INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2018-10-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018-07-24311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2018-04-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-10-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-09-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2016
2016-10-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-09-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-10-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2010
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2006
2006-12-21Mortgage $250,000 — from EDOUARD, KITTY ANN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$250,000
2006-04-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-04-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
1998
1998-12-18Mortgage satisfied — from EDOUARD, JEAN CLAUDE; EDOUARD, KITTY to RESTORATION FUNDING
1987
1987-01-12HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1987-01-12HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING REAR YARD.
1974
1974-08-06Deed — from EDOUARD JEAN C; EDOUARD KITTY A to EDOUARD KITTY A
1973
1973-11-23Mortgage assigned — from RESTORATION FUNDING CORPN to CHEMICAL BANK NA
1973-07-11Mortgage — from EDOUARD KITTY ANN; EDOUARD JEAN C to RESTORATION FUNDING CORP
1973-07-11Deed — from SMITH MILDRED ADMIN OF ESTATE to EDOUARD KITTY ANN; EDOUARD JEAN C
1966
1966-01-17Mortgage assigned — from SCHUPAK FRANK to SCHUPAK LEONARD AS TR; SCHUPAK EUGENE AS TR; SCHUPAK FRANK TR OF

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