A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-11.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · GENERAL (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · SAFETY (1) · Animal in a Park (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1905)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC
Head officer
Shane Rajcooar
Managing agent
RYCO NYC LLC
Last registered
2026-06-04
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,411,000
$634,950
2026
$1,479,000
$665,550
2027
$1,774,000
$798,300
The city's market estimate has risen
26% 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
Subway
Park Pl — S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Park Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $963,150 on
2021-02-26 (lender: Citibank,na), covering 6 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-02-26
Agreement $12,759,500 — from SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; to CITIBANK,NA
$12,759,500
2021-02-26
Mortgage $963,150 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; to CITIBANK,NA
$963,150
2021-02-26
AL&R $12,759,500 — from KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LL to CITIBANK,NA
$12,759,500
2020-12-23
Mortgage $1,316,496 — from SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACELLC to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC
$1,316,496
2020-01-29
Deed $2,827,744 — from 639 STERLING APTS, LLC to SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC
$2,827,745
2020-01-16
Sold for $2,827,745
$2,827,745
$471,291
2016-12-27
Mortgage $661,155 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$661,155
2016-12-27
Agreement $1,400,000 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,400,000
2016-12-27
Agreement $1,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 639 STERLING APTS LLC
$1,400,000
2012-10-22
AL&R $800,000 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK
$800,000
2012-10-22
Mortgage $800,000 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK
$800,000
2011-02-11
Deed $750,000 — from 639 STERLING REALTY CORP to 639 STERLING APTS LLC
$750,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
24
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
1
2
5
2018
1
0
3
4
2019
9
0
3
12
2020
3
4
2
9
2021
17
4
3
24
2022
9
0
4
13
2023
7
0
4
11
2024
6
0
4
10
2025
3
0
3
6
2026
7
0
2
9
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC
2026-05-11
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2026-09-03311: Animal in a Park — Wildlife Sighting
2026-07-08Boiler inspection
2026-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC
2026-05-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2026-03-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2024-08-24HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-08-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2024-06-10Boiler inspection
2024-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-11HPD 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
2023-12-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2023-12-19311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2023-12-19311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2023-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-10-06Boiler inspection
2023-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-28Bedbug 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
2022-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-28Boiler inspection
2022-10-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-02-26Agreement $12,759,500 — from SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; to CITIBANK,NA$12,759,500
2021-02-26Mortgage $963,150 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 308 LINCOLN ROAD LLC; KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; to CITIBANK,NA$963,150
2021-02-26Mortgage assigned — from JRLS II LLC to CITIBANK,NA
2021-02-26AL&R $12,759,500 — from KEYSTONE 210PROSPECT PARK LLC; SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC; SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LL to CITIBANK,NA$12,759,500
2020
2020-12-23Mortgage $1,316,496 — from SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACELLC to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC$1,316,496
2020-12-23Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC
2020-12-02Boiler inspection
2020-11-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-29Deed $2,827,744 — from 639 STERLING APTS, LLC to SUMMIT 639 STERLING PLACE LLC$2,827,745
2020-01-16Sold for $2,827,745$2,827,745
2019
2019-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-11311: 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
2019-08-17HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-08-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-11-29HPD 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
2016-04-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-04-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-10-22AL&R $800,000 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$800,000
2012-10-22Mortgage $800,000 — from 639 STERLING APTS LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK$800,000
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-07-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-10Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 3RD FL FOR EXIST. 6 FAMILY DWELLING. PLUMBING WORK AND PARTITION WALL WILL BE INVOLVED. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$34,000
2011-02-11Deed $750,000 — from 639 STERLING REALTY CORP to 639 STERLING APTS LLC$750,000
2011-02-11PAT — from HAMLIN, CARLOS A to CUTLER, ESQ., TIMOTHY R
2010-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-23City emergency repair (OMO): at apt# 3r: repair with similar material the broken / defective wall and ceiling at the private hall located in apt #3r.$221
2010-11-23City emergency repair (OMO): at roof: trace, locate and repair the concealed roof leaks above at the 3rd floor public hall. provide approximately 30 $565
2010-09-29City emergency repair (OMO): at roof ,properly cap with 600 sf 90lb cap sheet over the 3rd floor public hall , flash along the seems of the paraprt w$989
2010-08-30City emergency repair (HWO): installed 2 windowguards in liviningroom and installed 1 windowguard in bedroom$125
2010-08-27City emergency repair (HWO): replace new balusters at 2nd story public hall stairs approx. 6lf.total missing balusters 2. at the time of this invitat$183
2010-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2010-06-05HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2010-02-03City emergency repair (OMO): as per hpd's lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe$2,010
2009-06-09City emergency repair (OMO): public area : at 3rd story public hall : properly repair fire retarded ceiling approx. 4 sq.ft. prime and apply two coat$289
2009-06-09City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg roof above apt# 3r entrance hall: install new 90lb. capsheet roofing approx. 600 sqft with base & walls flashing$1,600
2009-06-09City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg bulkhead in public hall: provide and replace damaged roof door with new 1 1/2 hr. h.m. type, includes metal fram$2,190
2009-05-27City emergency repair (OMO): public area : public hall : cut out all blisters and nail down roof. install approx. 30'x60' sq. of 90 lb. capsheet over$2,999
2007-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-12-02HPD class B: § 242 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT,A PROPER ENCLOSURE WITH FIREPROOF SELFCLOSING DOORS AND ASSEMBLIES,AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF
1985
1985-02-27Mortgage satisfied — from CROSSMAN, MYRTLE; CROSSMAN, JAMES to BREVPORT SAVINGS BK/BKLN
1984
1984-12-27Deed — from CROSSMAN, MYRTLE to 639 STERLING RLTY CORP
1978
1978-05-17Deed — from CROSSMAN MYRTLE; CROSSMAN JAMES to CROSSMAN MYRTLE