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215 Sterling St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01314-0050

Built
1924
Floors
4
Residential units
40
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
9,925 sq ft
Floor area
34,370 sq ft
Last sale
$6,100,000

En español: 13 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 30 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 15 años abierta, desde el 19 de febrero de 2011.

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  1. 13

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Lead Paint.

    16 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 12

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Mold.

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  3. 5

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 17 certifications filed and 9 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 81 Class C violations: 80 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 25 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was October 5, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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13 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 19, 2011.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 29, 2024. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy.
Open Class C, week by week
14 on September 24, 2026 and 13 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
11 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $14,725 in penalties imposed. 5 of them are still active, the same 5 listed under OATH/ECB.
  • April 11, 2025, DOB: Filed certificate form application etc containing material false statement. Dismissed.
  • April 11, 2025, DOB: Electrical work without a permit. In violation, $1,600 penalty imposed.
  • April 11, 2025, DOB: Work without a permit. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 11 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 11, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

Housing court
6 housing court cases here since 2022.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 5 work permits here, the newest issued September 5, 2023, for Construction Fence work.
  • Construction Fence, issued September 5, 2023, signed off.
  • Structural, issued September 5, 2023, signed off.
  • General Construction, issued October 29, 2022, signed off.

The newest 3 of 5 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 5, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 50 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected February 26, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 9, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 24, 2024, awarded for $823.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C13 open most often Lead Paint
Notice sent19165766215 STERLING LLC
Certified on time19145212215 STERLING LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)19145202215 STERLING LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)19145201215 STERLING LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19088846215 STERLING LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19088845215 STERLING LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19088844215 STERLING LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19088843215 STERLING LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with19077223215 STERLING LLC
Notice sent18227203215 STERLING LLC
The report lists all 13, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B12 open most often Mold
CIV14 mailed19145205215 STERLING LLC
CIV14 mailed19145204215 STERLING LLC
CIV14 mailed19077222215 STERLING LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18947587215 STERLING LLC
MoldNot complied with18731604215 STERLING LLC
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)18227202215 STERLING LLC
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)18227201215 STERLING LLC
No access to reinspect (first try)18227200215 STERLING LLC
Invalid certification18227199215 STERLING LLC
MoldNot complied with17625934
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB5 open most often Construction
Class 1Found in violation39144657K
Construction, Class 1Found in violation39144653N
Plumbing, Class 2Found in violation39144650H
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39144648Z
Construction, Class 1Found in violation39109453P

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Questions about this building

Does 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn had 30 open violations on October 10, 2026: 25 from HPD and 5 from OATH/ECB. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 15 years, since February 19, 2011.

Is 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 17 certifications filed and 9 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 81 Class C violations: 80 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since March 29, 2024. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Has 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 6 housing court cases here since 2022. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 24, 2024, awarded for $823. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 50 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn last inspected?

On February 26, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 9, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1924 as the year 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 40 residential units at 215 Sterling Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 215 Sterling St, Brooklyn: 40 units, 13 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/215-sterling-street-brooklyn

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