885 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01241-0067BIN 3031577

Concern level1 of 4

Low

013 open HPD 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1894

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

105

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 07/11/2012

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Defect letter issued

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

D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Water Leak2

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-05-22 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2024-11-25 · closed

Water LeakDamp Spot2024-08-10 · 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1031

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential413

Street/Sidewalk225

Commercial191

Vehicle101

Unspecified79

Helicopter22

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

241

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony91

Misdemeanor99

Violation51

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 6 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2017-06-15

CONH

CLOSEDOpened 2013-11-26

CONH

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

885 STERLING LLC

Head officer

MORDECHAI APPELBAUM

Managing agent

MORDECHAI APPELBAUM

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1236 PACIFIC STREETBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-10-07 · $1,450,000

Most recent mortgage2024-12-23 · $1,160,000

Mortgage2024-12-23$1,160,000

borrower 885 STERLING LLC · lender CROSS RIVER BANK

Sale2016-10-07$1,450,000

STERLING HEIGHTS NY LLC., VMS CAPITAL GROUP INC. → 885 STERLING LLC

Sale2013-07-25$187,500

VMS CAPITAL GROUP INC → VMS CAPITAL GROUP INC, STERLING HEIGHTS NY LLC

Sale2013-07-01$375,000

STEPHENS, EVIS → VMS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

Sale2008-02-19$9,000

NARCATA HOLDING CORP. → STEPHENS, EVIS

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