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495-499 Sterling Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01167 • Lot 0067 • Zip: 11238

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 495-499 Sterling Place, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11238
Block: 01167
Lot: 0067
BBL: 3011670067
Unified address ID: 3011670067

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,550 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 131 ft
Built FAR: 2.35
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 17

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1925
Last altered: 1925
Floors: 5
Total units: 20
Residential units: 20
Building area: 15,368 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 98 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,188,000
Total assessment: $534,600
Land assessment: $58,950
Exempt total: $53,460
Assessment owner: BLACK VETERANS FOR SO

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Crown Heights
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Kingston Av 2 3 4 5

About 7 minutes on foot · 460 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 27 min 7 walking, 20 riding
  • Fulton Street 32 min 7 walking, 25 riding
  • Union Square 41 min 7 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 42 min 7 walking, 35 riding
  • Times Square 43 min 7 walking, 36 riding
  • Grand Central 45 min 7 walking, 38 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation Jul 9, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC WALL TILES AT SOUTH WALL IN ...

  2. HPD violation Jul 9, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH...

  3. HPD violation Jul 9, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN ...

  4. HPD violation Jul 9, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES I...

  5. HPD violation Jul 9, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE EAST WALL IN THE FOYER ...

  6. HPD violation Jul 7, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT WEST WALL ...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 16, 2021 $25,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 21, 2021 $350,400

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2019

  1. DOB violation Sep 19, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. DOB violation Jul 9, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  3. ECB violation Jun 28, 2019 $12,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS AND APPURTENNACES NOTED EXPOSURE 1 WHEEL CHAIR RAMP AND STEPS CRACKING AND SPALDIN...

  4. DOB violation May 16, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  5. ECB violation Apr 8, 2019 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG EXTERIOR AND APPURTENANCES.RAMP IN DISREPAIR.CRAKCS THROUGHOUT SPALIDING THROUGHOUT RAMP.EXP...

  6. ECB violation Feb 8, 2019 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR AND APPURTENANCES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED SPALDING ON RAMP TO FRONT DOOR S...

2017

  1. Sale Sep 20, 2017 $0

    Changed hands

    495 STERLING PL, 20

2013

  1. DOB violation Mar 1, 2013

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

2008

  1. Permit issued Feb 20, 2008

    EW / BL

    STUART ISER INC

  2. Permit issued Feb 20, 2008

    PL / PL

    STUART ISER INC

  3. DOB filing Feb 20, 2008 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER # MD 68043-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
495 STERLING PL HDFC
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
Agent
BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC.
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
HeadOfficer
WENDY MCCLINTON
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
Officer
MARTIN KRONGOLD
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
SiteManager
SHAWN WILLIAMS
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BLACK VETERANS F/SOCIAL JUSTICE
PAUL WIATER
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE,
HARRISON, NY, 10528
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE.
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
GRANTEE/BUYER
665 WILLOUGHBY AVE.
BROOKLYN, NY, 11206
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY 1
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
686 FULTON ST
BKLYN, NY, 00000
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
686 FULTON ST
BKLYN, NY, 00000
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
40 NORTH PEARL ST
ALBANY, NY, 00000
GRANTOR/SELLER
CITY HALL
NY, NY, 00000
GRANTOR/SELLER
0000
NY, NY, 00000

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner