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637 Sterling Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3011680063 · 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, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC
Head officerShane Rajcooar
Managing agentRYCO NYC LLC
Last registered2026-06-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,419,000 $638,550
2026$1,487,000 $669,150
2027$1,784,000 $802,800

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

SubwayPark 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle 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

637 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

3 311 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 RYCO NYC LLC — 28 buildings, 370 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B11 · C2 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 Thompson Street MN45 A
135 Avenue A MN31 A
156 2 Avenue MN31 B
151 2 Avenue MN27 B
142 West 4 Street MN24 A
140 West 4 Street MN24 A
129 2 Avenue MN21 B
127 2 Avenue MN21 B
131 2 Avenue MN19 D
34 Carmine Street MN16 A
210 Prospect Park West BK15 B
340 East 9 Street MN10 A
37 Carmine Street MN9 A
327 Henry Street BK8 B
157 2 Avenue MN6 A
308 Lincoln Road BK6 A
629 Sterling Place BK6 B
639 Sterling Place BK6 B
374 Court Street BK6 A
637 Sterling Place BK6 A
803 Greenwich Street MN5 D
168 Wythe Avenue BK5 C
149 2 Avenue MN5 D
502 La Guardia Place MN4 B
506 La Guardia Place MN4 B
504 La Guardia Place MN4 B
280 Bleecker Street MN3 C
225 5 Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
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
2021-02-26AL&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
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
2020-12-23Mortgage $1,662,767 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC $1,662,767
2020-01-27Deed $2,909,744 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC $2,909,745
2020-01-16Sold for $2,909,745 $2,909,745 $484,958
2018-09-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2018-09-07Mortgage $753,112 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $753,112
2013-02-19Mortgage $1,063,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,063,000
2012-01-18Deed $800,000 — from 637 STERLING CORP. to 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC $800,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177018
20180224
20191034
20202417
20213418
202280311
2023301215
20244037
20252035
20262024
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
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
2023-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-07-30Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2023-07-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-07-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-06-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2023-02-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-10-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-29HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2022-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2022-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2022-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY,
2022-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2022-08-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-08-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-06-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD 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
2021-02-26Mortgage assigned — from JRLS II LLC to CITIBANK,NA
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
2021-02-26AL&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
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
2020
2020-12-23Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC
2020-12-23Mortgage $1,662,767 — from SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC to ELI PARTNERS; JRLS II LLC$1,662,767
2020-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-27Deed $2,909,744 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to SUMMIT 637 STERLING PLACE LLC$2,909,745
2020-01-16Sold for $2,909,745$2,909,745
2019
2019-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2019-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018
2018-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,700,000
2018-09-07Mortgage $753,112 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$753,112
2018-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-18HPD 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
2017-12-18HPD 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
2017-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
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
2017-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-05-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016
2016-11-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-11-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015-04-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-12-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-08-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-02-19Mortgage $1,063,000 — from 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,063,000
2013-01-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012
2012-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-11-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-08-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,36,15:$500
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B101,50A: 50A;NO WORK PERMIT FAILED WITH DOB FOR THE NEW WEIL MCLAN BOILER 3.$1,600
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,36,15:$500
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,36.$500
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,36,15:$500
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,36:$500
2012-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,36:$500
2012-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-08-06Job filed: FILING THIS APPLICATION TO REMOVE 2 OIL TANK AND 1 OIL BOILER AT CELLAR. TO INSTALL 6 BOILERS AND 6 HWHS AT CELLAR FOR EXIST. 6 FAMILY UNITS, TO REMED$81,000
2012-07-31311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2012-07-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,36,4B,11A,19A,24B,32A. 50- OIL TANKS AND FILL & VENT LINES ARE STILL IN OPERATION. REMEDY: REGISTER BOILER/AFFADAVIT OF LEGAL$500
2012-07-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B201. 6 WEIL MCLAIN HOT WATER BOILERS ARE INSTALLED W/O BL WORK TYPE OR LAA. 6 AO SMITH HWH INSTALLED W/O BL WORK TYPE PERMIT. FI$400
2012-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2012-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-04-16Job filed: A2$372,945
2012-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-04-03311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2012-04-03311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-18Deed $800,000 — from 637 STERLING CORP. to 637 EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC$800,000
2011
2011-08-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-08-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2010-01-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2010-01-22HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2009
2009-10-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-10-18Deed — from BRAHAM, DOROTHY to 637 STERLING CORP.
2003
2003-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-07Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND OIL BURN ER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2003-04-07Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND OIL BURN ER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
1980
1980-01-11Deed — from BRAHAM MONICA to BRAHAM DOROTHY
1969
1969-08-04Deed — from BRAHAM DOROTHY; BRAHAM MARY to BRAHAM MONICA
1967
1967-03-13Deed — from BRAHAM MONICA to BRAHAM MARY

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