320 Sterling Street

320 Sterling Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 106 of 113 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 113 units · Built 1928

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: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 3 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.
• 17 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 106 of 113 units are rent-stabilized; 113 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (19 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 17 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 12 class A. 37 issued in the last 12 months. 128 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-05-04. Newest violation issued 2026-07-29.

26 closed in the last 90 days. Median 90 days from issue to close for the 32 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: No heat / heating defect, 4th room from the east, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED RADIATOR SHUTOFF VALVE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5HE, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 5HE), issued 2026-07-29. HPD violation 19099565
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED RADIATOR SHUTOFF VALVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5HE, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 5HE), issued 2026-07-29. HPD violation 19099564
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 6th floor. , 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 DOOR. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6BE, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST (apt 6BE), issued 2026-05-04. HPD violation 18863029
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5HE, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 5HE), issued 2026-07-29. HPD violation 19099566
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING , 6th STORY, SECTION ''EAST''. HPD violation 19320579
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AROUND WINDOW CASING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6BE, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6BE). HPD violation 19298585
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDENT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND WEST WALL , 6th STORY, SECTION ''EAST''. HPD violation 19320580
• Class A: Fire escape defect. AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL BALCONIES ALL STORIES AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2026-07-29. HPD violation 19099568

311 housing complaints

28 in the last 12 months, 75 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (17), Plumbing (3), Water Leak (3), Door/Window (2), Unsanitary Condition (2).

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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 21 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

106 of 113 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: 106 in 2024, 113 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: RM 320 STERLING LLC. Head officer: HERMINIO TORRES. Managing agent: C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT. This owner has 194 buildings on record, 100 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 9, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3013210011, HPD building ID 377137. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Sterling St (2, 5), 1 min walk
• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 7 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 2026-10-27.