214 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01169-0019BIN 3029310

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 35 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0317 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 35 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 35 apartments.

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 35

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1936

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 403Issued 2008-06-125+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF 2 DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKS ENTRANCE 4 STY SOUTHWEST APT 403. LOCATED AT APT 403

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-08-195+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 2ND STORY BALCONY 2ND STACK FROM EAST AT BUILDING FRONT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-125+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ANTENNA WIRE RUNNING ACROSS ROOF CENTER CREATING TRIP HAZARD.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-125+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water5

Plumbing2

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-01-20 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-05-12 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

410

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential125

Street/Sidewalk74

Unspecified70

Helicopter60

Commercial55

Vehicle24

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

248

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony48

Misdemeanor151

Violation49

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2023-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2009-12-31

ACTIVE · LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL2005-10-01

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

214 REALTY LLC

Head officer

JOSEPH FRAIMAN

Managing agent

J.F. MGMT CO

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsNon-Hazardous1993-08-13$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-01-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-04-09 · $91,467.66

Mortgage2019-04-09$91,467.66

borrower 214 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-05-02$1,061,954.71

borrower 214 REALTY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2004-06-10$456,516.64

borrower 214 REALTY LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-04-22$210,935.47

borrower 214 REALTY LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Sale1999-01-20no recorded price

214 REALTY COMPANY → 214 REALTY LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale