224 Sterling Street

224 Sterling Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 1 of 7 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (54/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 7 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 54/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 of 7 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (19 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: Medium (2 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)

19 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 15 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-03-16. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-07-09. HPD violation 17103466
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AT BUILDING FRONT YARD, issued 2023-10-02. HPD violation 16265057
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGBALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH (1ST AT NORTH) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2020-03-16. HPD violation 13647894
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2020-03-16. HPD violation 13647897
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-06. HPD violation 18893997
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-11. HPD violation 18004742
• Class A: Gas defect (hallway). HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-07-09. HPD violation 17103463
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2024-07-09. HPD violation 17103461

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

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)

2 open DOB violations, all 2 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 6 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

1 of 7 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: 1 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: STERLING REALTY HOLDINGS I LLC. Head officer: YITZ MAND. Managing agent: YITZ MAND. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013200008, HPD building ID 377073. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 3 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 8 min walk
• Winthrop St (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.