Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

495 Sterling Pl

built 1925 · 4 stories · 19 apartments
Registered with the city: BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC.; 495 STERLING PL HDFC

Apartments named in these records

13 of this building’s 19 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 35 complaints, 2024–2026 · 28 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 38 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2D complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4C complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4B complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2008 Feb
Boiler permit
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
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 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Aug 2023, 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 2008

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

33 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 · 16 complaints, 2025–2026 · 12 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 22 complaints, 2025–2026 · 15 in the past year

Fire and safety

6 resolved since 2025

Electrical

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

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

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

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

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

2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
ElectricalApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
PestsApt 1C class C
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
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2026 Oct
PlumbingApt 1C class B
2026 Oct
Other conditions class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
PestsApt 1C class C
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Other conditionsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 1C class B
2026 Sep
MoldApt 1C class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B
2026 May
LeaksApt 4C class C · closed
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class C · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C · closed
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 1B class C · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2D class A · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2D class A · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2D class A · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 1B class C · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditionsApt 4C class C · closed
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 4C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 4D class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Dec
PlumbingApt 3C class C · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 3C class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4D class C · closed
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class C · closed
and 199 more at the source
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

4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

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

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

2026 Oct
Pests
2026 Oct
Plumbing, safety, mold, pests, leaksApt 3D
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, electrical, plumbing, safetyApt 4C
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2A
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2B
2026 Oct
Plumbing, safety, pestsApt 1C
2026 Oct
Electrical, outside the building, safety, unsanitary conditions, mold
2026 Aug
MoldApt 1C
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2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, mold, leaksApt 3C
2026 Jun
Mold, pestsApt 3C
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 4C
2026 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 4C
2026 Apr
PestsApt 4C
2026 Mar
Floors or stairs, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2D
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 1B
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 1B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 1B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 4C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2D
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
General repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 3C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4B
2025 Nov
PestsApt 1A
2025 Aug
MoldApt 4B
2025 Aug
MoldApt 4C
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 4C
2025 Jul
Outside the buildingApt 4C
2025 Jul
Outside the buildingApt 4B
2025 Jul
Appliances, paint or plaster, leaksApt 4B
2025 Jun
Paint or plaster, pestsApt 1B
2025 Jun
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 1B
2025 May
PestsApt 1A
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 1B
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 3C
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 3C
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Electrical, pestsApt 2A
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Sep
General repairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 3C
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 3C
2024 May
AppliancesApt 3D
2024 May
LeaksApt 3D
2024 Apr
Electrical, moldApt 3C
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 1B
2024 Feb
Paint or plaster, moldApt 3C
2024 Feb
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, moldApt 2D
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 1B
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

4 permits since 1990

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
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
SafetyApt 3D complaint
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, safetyApt 4C complaint
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, safetyApt 2A complaint
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2026 Oct
Doors or windows, safetyApt 2B complaint
2026 Oct
SafetyApt 1C complaint
2026 Oct
Outside the building, safety complaint
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditionsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Floors or stairsApt 3C complaint
2026 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2026 Mar
Floors or stairsApt 2D complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2026 Feb
Other conditionsApt 4C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2025 Nov
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2025 Jul
Outside the buildingApt 4C complaint
2025 Jul
Outside the buildingApt 4B complaint
2025 Jul
Appliances, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 Sep
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 May
AppliancesApt 3D complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 2D complaint
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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