249 Sterling Street

249 Sterling Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 1 units · Built 1909

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2017-01-31. Newest violation issued 2017-11-15. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2017. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR VESTIBULE , 1st STORY, issued 2017-07-31. HPD violation 11899414
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2017-08-01. HPD violation 11904371
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2017-08-01. HPD violation 11904363
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2017-08-01. HPD violation 11904369
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING APPROX 36 SQ FT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2 LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2017-07-31. HPD violation 11899323
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2017-07-31. HPD violation 11899360
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON THE VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-03-02. HPD violation 11671164
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2017-03-02. HPD violation 11671150

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: JONES, BRENDA. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013150067, HPD building ID 377092. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 2 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 7 min walk
• Nostrand Av (3), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.