131 Sterling Street

131 Sterling Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 16 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (43/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1916

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 43/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (4 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 126 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-08-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 37 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Broken window or sash (entrance). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER GLASS AT ENTRANCE DOOR ONE LITE AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2022-09-27. HPD violation 15391151
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-09-13. HPD violation 14540138
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR TO EMERGENGY EXIT TO EAST YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-04-28. HPD violation 13668067
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE (KEY DOES NOT PROVIDE ENTRY) AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2018-05-22. HPD violation 12388105
• Class C: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER OBSTRUCTING EGREES AT FRIE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2016-09-26. HPD violation 11406546
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR IS BINDING WITH DOOR FRAME , 1st STORY. HPD violation 19279015
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: REFIT FIRE DOOR LEADING TO EAST COURT YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-11-06. HPD violation 18348146
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT KITCHEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2021-09-10. HPD violation 14540139

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 36 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Door/Window (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

4 open DOB violations, 2 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

16 of 16 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 16 in 2024, 16 est. in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out. est.: the count was estimated from the bill's rent-stabilization charge, not stated on the bill (taxbills.nyc).

Owner and management

Owner: ST MARKS AFFORDABLE HDFC. Head officer: KINO G VITET. Managing agent: SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 9 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 1, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013140086, HPD building ID 377014. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 6 min walk
• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 6 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.