Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

451 Sterling St

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Also known as 456 Brooklyn Ave — one building, several doors.

built 1930 · 6 stories · 61 apartments · BIN 3034860 · BBL 3013170050

Worth knowing
7 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and doors and windows
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

CHLC LLC

Heat or hot water: 8 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jan 19, 2024Jan 20, 2024Heat or hot water · Mar 2024 · 3 reports (5 complaints)Mar 12, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 17, 2024Mar 21, 2024Mar 31, 2024Heat or hot water · Apr 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 14, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 18, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 9, 2026Heat or hot water · Apr 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 27, 2026
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 1E 2Apt 2A 4Apt 2F 1Apt 2I 2Apt 2J 5Apt 3C 6Apt 3G 8Apt 3H 1Apt 4C 31Apt 4F 1Apt 5B 2Apt 6A 2Apt 6C 11Apt 6F 2

14 of this building’s 61 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.

Heat and hot water

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 14 more
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1E complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6A complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3G complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1E complaint
2009 Nov
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Rockmills MP-125), registration current since Jul 2024

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 2026, 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

Heat and hot water complaints

2 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)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 4C complaint
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 2J complaint
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 6C class B · HPD violation
Show 4 more
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 6C class B · HPD violation
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 4C complaint
2023 Dec
LeaksApt 2A complaint
2008 Dec
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

2 complaints, 2025–2026
What has happened here
2026 Apr
PestsApt 4C complaint
2025 Dec
PestsApt 2F complaint
2024 Apr
PestsApt 4C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
PestsApt 4C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
PestsApt 4C complaint
2024 Mar
MoldApt 2J complaint
Show 2 more
2024 Feb
PestsApt 4C complaint
2023 Dec
MoldApt 2A complaint

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 2I class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 15 more
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 5B class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 6F class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 6C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 4F class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 6C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 3H class B · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Lead-based paint class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Lead-based paint class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Electrical

1 resolved in 2024
What has happened here
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 4C class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2025 Aug
General construction permit
2025 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 23 more
2024 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2J class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class A · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6C class C · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class B · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class B · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6C class A · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2023 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2013 Aug
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) never closed · DOB violation
2012 Aug
Scaffold permit
2012 Jul
Construction never closed · DOB violation
2009 Aug
General construction permit
2007 Nov
Local Law 11/98 - Facade never closed · DOB violation
2005 Jun
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
2005 Apr
Ll11/98-Local Law 11/98 - Facade never closed · DOB violation
2002 Aug
Alteration permit
2002 Mar
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 10, filed Aug 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Sep 2025, last expired Sep 2026
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

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

ENERGY STAR score 44 (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

36 open: 33 about building conditions — doors and windows (8), walls, floors and stairs (7), fire safety (6), leaks (5); 7 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. Also 15 older records from 1988–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 381 violations on record in all, 1984–2025 — the 108 most recent are listed here

2025 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 2I class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
Show 42 more
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 6F class C · closed
2024 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4C class B
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 4C class B
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 4C class C · closed
2024 Apr
PestsApt 4C class C · closed
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 4C class B
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 4C class B
2024 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed
2024 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 3C class A · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed
2024 Mar
PestsApt 4C class C · closed
2024 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4C class C · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2J class A · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class A
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6C class C
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6C class B
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 6C class A
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 6C class C · closed
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 4F class C · closed
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 6C class C · closed
2024 Feb
Lead-based paintApt 3H class B · paperwork
2023 Dec
Fire safety class C
2023 Dec
Fire safety class C
2023 Dec
Lead-based paint class C · paperwork
2023 Dec
Lead-based paint class C · paperwork
2023 Nov
Fire safety class C
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3G class B
and 1 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

Permit history

7 permits since 1990

2025 Aug
General construction permit
2012 Aug
Scaffold permit
2009 Nov
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Plumbing permit
2009 Aug
General construction permit
2002 Aug
Alteration permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 Apr
General repairsApt 4C complaint
2026 Apr
AppliancesApt 4C complaint
2025 Jul
AppliancesApt 3C complaint
2024 Nov
Line of travelApt 2I complaint
2024 Nov
Line of travelApt 5B complaint
2024 Nov
Line of travel complaint
Show 13 more
2024 Nov
Line of travelApt 6F complaint
2024 Apr
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
2024 Mar
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 2J complaint
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6C class B · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 6C class B · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, safetyApt 4C complaint
2023 Dec
Floors or stairsApt 2A complaint
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 3G complaint
2012 May
Failure To Benchmark never closed · DOB violation
2012 Jan
Failure To Benchmark never closed · DOB violation
2004 May
Local Law non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

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.