# 189 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn

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## In one line

13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and heat or hot water and gas (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1903 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 16 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and heat or hot water and gas
- 12 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 24 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- In the Prospect Heights Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Feb 2023, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 24 open: 24 about building conditions — fire safety (5), gas (4), heat or hot water (4), other conditions (3); 13 immediately hazardous (class C). 16 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 72 violations on record in all, 1974–2026 — the 40 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 3 open: 3 about building conditions (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 12 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 22 heat or hot water, 6 doors or windows, 6 general repairs, 3 appliances, 3 electrical, 2 leaks, 1 floors or stairs, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain CGM-3), registration expired since Oct 2022 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 0 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sales:** No recorded sale since 2016 (NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales, as of 2026-06-09)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** In the Prospect Heights Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

10 of 16 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/2
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/3
- Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/5
- Apt 6: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/6
- Apt 8: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/8
- Apt 9: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/9
- Apt 11: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/11
- Apt 14: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/14
- Apt 15: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/15
- Apt 16: https://blueflo.tech/b/189-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/16

## Registered with the city

- LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- PROSPECT HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- PROSPECT 189 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

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