307 Sterling Street

307 Sterling Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 34 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 66 of 66 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 66 units · Built 1926

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 7 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 66 of 66 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: Medium (34 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 14 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (7 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

34 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 6 class A. 16 issued in the last 12 months. 208 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-02-03. Newest violation issued 2026-07-28.

10 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,616 days from issue to close for the 20 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT F11, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt F11), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19106022
• Class C: Mold, east wall, 2nd room from the north, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL APPROXAPPROXIMATELY 14 SQ FT NORTH WALL 6 SQ FT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT E3, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14837126 ISSUED 20-FEB-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt E3), issued 2024-07-23. HPD violation 17141562
• Class C: Mold, east wall, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 4 SQ FT AT EAST WALL, 8 SQ FT, AT SOUTH WALL, 8 SQ FT,AT NORTH WALL,10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT C3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt C3), issued 2024-04-29. HPD violation 16933264
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT E4, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt E4), issued 2021-07-20. HPD violation 14447905
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT F8, 6th STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH , SECTION AT WEST (apt F8), issued 2021-03-01. HPD violation 14042613
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt D3), issued 2013-07-30. HPD violation 9918104
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 6th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT F11, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt F11), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19105991
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT F11, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT WEST (apt F11), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19105986

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 115 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (14), Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 7 infested units in 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: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2025: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

66 of 66 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: 66 in 2024, 66 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 645 OCEAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LP. Head officer: Alex Wagman. Managing agent: Alex Wagman. This owner has 11 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 4, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013160001, HPD building ID 377135. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 1 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 6 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.