215 Sterling St

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Doors and windowsApt A22 class C · HPD violation

Doors and windows class C · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt A33 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A22 class A · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt A22 class A · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt A22 class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A22 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A22 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class A · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt A2 class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt A2 class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt A33 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Apr

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

2025 Apr

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Doors and windowsApt A33 class B · HPD violation

2024 Mar

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

2023 Sep

Construction fence permit

2023 Sep

2022 Oct

2022 Oct

2019 Sep

2016 Feb

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since May 2022, last expired May 2023
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2025) · 35 complaints, 2024–2026 · 14 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt A253RD complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 16A complaint

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Heat or hot waterApt 22 class B · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 22 class B · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt A2 class C · closed · HPD violation

2025 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt A15 complaint

2025 Oct

Heat or hot waterApt A26 class C · HPD violation

2025 Sep

Heat or hot waterApt B31 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt A17 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt B32 complaint

2024 Mar

2024 Mar

Heat or hot waterApt A22 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt B25 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 31A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt B25 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt A1 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt B32 complaint

2023 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt B32 complaint

2016 Feb

Heating/ventilation permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28HE7), registration current since May 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2014

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

14 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 · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

LeaksApt A22 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt A22 complaint

LeaksApt A22 class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt A22 class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 822 complaint

PlumbingApt A33 class B · closed · HPD violation

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PlumbingApt A15 complaint

2025 Apr

Plumbing class - 2 · DOB violation

LeaksApt 15A complaint

PlumbingApt B12 complaint

LeaksApt B25 complaint

PlumbingApt A33 complaint

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt A33 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt A33 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt A22 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt A33 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt A33 class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt A2 class B · HPD violation

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PestsApt 22 class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt A2 class A · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt A2 class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt A2 complaint

MoldApt A33 class B · HPD violation

PestsApt A15 class C · closed · HPD violation

2024 Dec

MoldApt A3 complaint

MoldApt A33 class B · HPD violation

2024 Jun

Unsanitary conditionsApt A33 complaint

2024 Jun

Unsanitary conditionsApt A33 complaint

Mold, pestsApt A33 complaint

MoldApt A3 complaint

Mold, pestsApt A33 complaint

2023 Dec

MoldApt A3 complaint

2023 Dec

ElectricalApt A26 class B · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record (2025) · 1 complaint, 2025

What has happened here

2025 Sep

2025 Jun

ElectricalApt A26 complaint

ElectricalApt A33 complaint

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20

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

BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

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

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 50 (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

34 open: 33 about building conditions — doors and windows (7), mold (7), lead-based paint (5), walls, floors and stairs (4); 14 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2011 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 963 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 338 most recent are listed here

Doors and windowsApt A22 class C

Doors and windows class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt A33 class B