215 Sterling Street
Brooklyn · 11225 · BBL 3013140050 · look up another building
Registered rent-stabilized units here went from 38 in 2018 to 34 in 2023.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, August 22, 2026
215 Sterling Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11225. City records date it to 1924 and count 40 apartments, inside 45 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 215 STERLING, LLC. Its total assessed value is $1.1M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 34 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1314 in Brooklyn, the block 215 Sterling Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 3 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 1 marshal eviction executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 34 parcels and 190 residential units.
Anything filed on 215 Sterling Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 215 Sterling Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.1M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $28K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
215 Sterling Street is on HPD's Speculation Watch List
HPD added this building to the list after the sale recorded on December 15, 2020, for $6.1 million. It puts the capitalization rate on this sale at 5.3%, against a median of 6.2% for Brooklyn sales in the same quarter. A capitalization rate compares a building's price with the income it brings in, so a rate under the borough median means the buyer paid more than today's rents would usually justify. The city keeps the list under Local Law 7 of 2018, and only rent-regulated buildings can be on it. The listing is about the price. It is not a finding that the buyer did anything wrong.
Source: HPD's Local Law 7 sales list and its Speculation Watch List, via NYC Open Data, last pulled on October 4, 2026.
3 marshal evictions at 215 Sterling Street
City marshals executed 3 evictions at 215 Sterling Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Apr 10, 2025. The first fell on Aug 19, 2024, so the filings span 8 months. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11225. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 215 Sterling Street
DHCR registration records list 34 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 38 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 215 Sterling Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 133 violations against this building, of which 52 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 11225. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 20 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 215 Sterling Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of t…Nov Sent Out | Aug 22, 2026 | C |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of free standing refrigerator with door intact at center courtNov Certified On Time | Aug 15, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at west wall in the bathroomCiv14 Mailed | Aug 15, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance lower sash at 2nd window from south at west…Civ14 Mailed | Aug 15, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Aug 15, 2026 | C |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentFirst No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Aug 15, 2026 | C |
| Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a…Nov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
| Correct the lead-based paint hazard-paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface and either tested in…Nov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 215 Sterling Street
34 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 215 Sterling Street compares in 11225
PulseCities tracks 3,943 lots in 11225, of which 179 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 302 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 4.5% of the ZIP. 11225 scores 43.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 37 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Crown Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1314 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 1767 Bedford AvenueCrown Heights, 11225
- 160 Empire BoulevardCrown Heights, 11225
- 199 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 187 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 179 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 167 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 165 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
- 143 Sterling StreetCrown Heights, 11225
Questions about 215 Sterling Street
Who owns 215 Sterling Street?
The city's property file lists 215 STERLING, LLC as the owner of record for 215 Sterling Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 215 Sterling Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 215 Sterling Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 215 Sterling Street?
Yes. Three marshal-executed evictions at 215 Sterling Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Apr 10, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 215 Sterling Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 34 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 215 Sterling Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.1M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 215 Sterling Street?
11225 (Crown Heights) scores 43.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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