Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

1521 Sterling Pl

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built 1921 · 4 stories · 31 apartments · BIN 3036568 · BBL 3013730049

Worth knowing
5 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and pests
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-20
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT, NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC

Heat or hot water: 8 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 18, 2024Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 1 report (5 complaints)Dec 4, 2024Dec 5, 2024Dec 6, 2024Dec 8, 2024Dec 11, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 22, 2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (4 complaints)Feb 17, 2025Feb 19, 2025Feb 21, 2025Feb 21, 2025 (2nd)
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Jan 2, 2026Jan 15, 2026Jan 19, 2026Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 2 reports (9 complaints)Feb 3, 2026Feb 5, 2026Feb 8, 2026Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 2026 (2nd)Feb 10, 2026 (3rd)Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026 (2nd)Feb 11, 2026 (3rd)
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-21

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1C 1Apt 1D 6Apt 1E 12Apt 1F 4Apt 1G 8Apt 2D 6Apt 2H 2Apt 3B 4Apt 3D 1Apt 4B 1Apt 4E 2Apt 4F 3Apt 4G 1Apt 4H 4

14 of this building’s 31 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 1D class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 11 more
2025 Aug
General construction permit
2025 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4H class A · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2022 Dec
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2022 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Dec 2022, last expired Mar 2026
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 21 complaints, 2024–2026 · 11 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
Show 32 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1G complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4G complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4B complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2H class C · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4H complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1E complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2016 Aug
Boiler permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (A.O. Smith HW-420-892), registration current since Apr 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2016

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

11 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 3D complaint
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 1E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 1E complaint
2026 Feb
Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 10 more
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 1G class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 1G complaint
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 1C complaint
2025 Jul
Plumbing permit
2025 Jan
Plumbing class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 2D complaint
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 4H class B · HPD violation
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 2D complaint
2016 Aug
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2024
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1E class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1G class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
MoldApt 1E class B · HPD violation
2024 Dec
PestsApt 1E class C · HPD violation
Show 1 more
2024 Dec
PestsApt 1E complaint

Fire and safety

3 resolved since 2024
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 53 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

16 open: 16 about building conditions — leaks (3), walls, floors and stairs (3), heat or hot water (2), pests (2); 5 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 53 violations on record in all, 2015–2026 — the 50 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1E class C
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 1E class B
2026 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 4E class B
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 4E class B
Show 33 more
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1G class B
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 1D class B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1D class C
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Feb
Leaks class A · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1G class A · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1G class A · closed
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 1G class B · closed
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2H class C
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Jan
Other conditionsApt 1F class C
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Jan
Plumbing class C · closed
2025 Jan
Leaks class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Jan
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jan
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4H class A
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 4H class B
2024 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Dec
MoldApt 1E class B
2024 Dec
PestsApt 1E class C
2024 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

11 open: 10 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Jun
Construction class - 1
2023 Nov
Construction class - 2
Show 3 more
2022 Dec
Construction class - 1
2022 Jun
Construction class - 1
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

7 permits since 1990

2026 Mar
General construction permit
2025 Aug
General construction permit
2025 Jul
Plumbing permit
2024 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2024 Aug
Mechanical systems permit
2016 Aug
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit
and 1 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1G class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Other conditionsApt 1F class C · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 6 more
2024 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2D complaint
2024 Dec
Paint or plasterApt 2D complaint
2024 Dec
Paint or plasterApt 4H complaint
2024 Dec
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1E complaint
2024 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2024 Aug
Mechanical systems permit

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.