# 495 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

43 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs and leaks and heat or hot water and fire safety and lead-based paint (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1925 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 19 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 43 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs and leaks and heat or hot water and fire safety and lead-based paint
- 33 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 239 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (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 Aug 2023, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (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:** 241 open: 239 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (70), leaks (29), smoke or CO detectors (27), doors and windows (24); 43 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 8 older records from 2006–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 458 violations on record in all, 2004–2026 — the 283 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **DOB violations:** 4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 33 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 35 heat or hot water, 13 pests, 12 paint or plaster, 11 mold, 11 safety, 9 leaks, 9 plumbing, 5 electrical, 4 doors or windows, 3 outside the building, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 floors or stairs, 1 appliances, 1 general repairs (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 680 (New) WEIL MCLAIN 680 (NEW)), registration expired since Mar 2008 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2008 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **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:** 4 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Sales:** No recorded sale since 2016; 1 apartment 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 2026-10-21)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

13 of 19 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/1a
- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/1b
- Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/1c
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/2a
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/2b
- Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/2d
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/3a
- Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/3c
- Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/3d
- Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/4b
- Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/4c
- Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/4d
- Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/495-sterling-place-brooklyn/unit/4e

## Registered with the city

- BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 495 STERLING PL HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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