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655 Sterling Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3012380001 · 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 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-13.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Sewer (5) · Noise (4) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$115,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$967,000 $435,150
2026$1,145,000 $515,250
2027$1,329,000 $598,050

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Judith's Cuisine & PatisserieMexicanGrade PendingMice evidence
Maple CreameryAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (4 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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

655 Sterling Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 1999-04-21 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-04-21Mortgage $90,000 — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORPORATION $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007029
2018001124
2019000224
20200090110
202100140115
2022006028
202300110213
20240092314
202581100221
2026001056
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-14Restaurant inspection: JUDITH'S CUISINE & PATISSERIE — grade Z · mice evidence
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: JUDITH'S CUISINE & PATISSERIE
2026-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-17Restaurant inspection: MAPLE CREAMERY — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-14Restaurant inspection: JUDITH'S CUISINE & PATISSERIE — grade Z · mice evidence
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: JUDITH'S CUISINE & PATISSERIE
2026-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-17Restaurant inspection: MAPLE CREAMERY — grade A
2025
2025-09-14311: Institution Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2025-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-24Job filed: FILE PLUMBING WORK AT ICE CREAM SHOP TO INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURE, AND NEW GREASE TRAP AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$16,400
2025-03-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-03-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-02-19311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2025-02-14Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-02-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-03311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2025-01-31Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-01-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-01-29Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-01-23311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-01-21Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. NO WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE KITCHEN AREA. NO CHANGES TO THE USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY CLASSI$42,000
2025-01-17Job filed: FILE PLUMBING WORK AT ICE CREAM SHOP TO INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURE, AND NEW GREASE TRAP AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$16,400
2025-01-17Job filed: GENERAL RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE TO INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS, REPAIR CEILING, FLOOR TILES, PAINTING,INTERIOR FINISHES AND MECHANICAL WORK OF KITCHEN$40,420
2025-01-16311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024
2024-12-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2024-12-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-17311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-11-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-09-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-08-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-06-25Deed — from BARRETT (AS TRUSTEE), GLENDA; LEVY (AS TRUSTEE), GLENDA; THE BARRETT REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS to THE PURPLE LILIES LIVING TRUST; LEVY (AS TRUSTEE), GLENDA
2024-06-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-02-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2024-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-01-19311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023
2023-09-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-07-05311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
2023-04-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-04-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-08311: Wood Pile Remaining — Remove Debris
2023-01-05311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2023-01-03311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2023-01-02311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2022
2022-12-31311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2022-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-08-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-03-11311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2022-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-04311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2021-12-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-10-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-09-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-12311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-03-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020
2020-09-04311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2020-09-01311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-23311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2020-08-23311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2020-07-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-15311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2020-06-27311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-05-27311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-02-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019
2019-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-24Deed — from MCINDOE, DOREEN; BARRETT, GLENDA to BARRETT, AS TRUSTEE, GLENDA; BARRETT REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
2019-05-17Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-11-16ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2018-08-13311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2018-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-07311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2017-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-15311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2017-09-06311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2017-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-22311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2017-04-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2016
2016-08-24TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2016-04-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC; CAPITAL ONE NA
2016-03-01TL&R — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC; CAPITAL ONE NA
2015
2015-11-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-09-26311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-09-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-07-11311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2015-05-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2015-05-27311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2015-05-20311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2015-03-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-10-17311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2013-10-17311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2013-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-05-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-01-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-01-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011
2011-11-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF WOODEN FENCE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2011-11-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF WOODEN FENCE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2011-10-14Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WORK OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$143,377
2011-10-05Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WORK OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$112,400
2011-10-05Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WORK OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$112,400
2011-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2011-03-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-16Job filed: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ROUGHING.FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL$84,200
2011-03-16Job filed: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ROUGHING.FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL$84,200
2010
2010-10-27311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2010-10-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-05-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-04-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-03-23311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-03-23311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-03-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-03-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2010-03-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-02-25HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2009-01-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM
2009-01-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, IN THE 5th ROOM FROM
2009-01-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2009-01-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-10-24Deed — from MC.INDOE, GLENDA to MC.INDOE, GLENDA; MC.INDOE, DOREEN
2007-01-04City emergency repair (HWO): public area: at public hall install (5) ballusters on 2nd floor stairs, and re-secure (2) the bottom of loose ballusters$196
2006
2006-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-07-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2003-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP NCY.$2,000
1999
1999-04-21Mortgage assigned — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-04-21Mortgage $90,000 — from MCINDOE, GLENDA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORPORATION$90,000
1999-04-21Deed — from MCINDOE, DOREEN; MCINDOE, CLENFORD to MCINDOE, GLENDA
1988
1988-11-01RTXL — from CHASER, BUCK/EST OF
1988-11-01RTXL — from CHASER, ALCESTER/ESTOF
1988-09-19Mortgage satisfied — from CHASER, BUCK; CHASER, ALCESTER to MERANUS, IRVING/DEC'D
1988-09-19Deed — from CHASER, ALCESTER to MCINDOE, CLENFORD; MCINDOE, DOREEN
1970
1970-09-11Mortgage assigned — from MERANUS IRVING DECD to MERANUS NORMAN
1968
1968-09-12Deed — from MERANUS IRVING to CHASER ALCESTER; CHASER BUCK
1968-09-12Mortgage — from CHASER ALCESTER; CHASER BUCK to MERANUS IRVING

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