1611 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01375-0001BIN 3036629

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 active DOB violation(s)
021 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2020 — of about 9 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2020 — 3

421-a tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

2017

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

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.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1241

Noise reports · last 12 mo

103

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk594

Residential559

Vehicle43

Unspecified30

Commercial15

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

381

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony128

Misdemeanor158

Violation95

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 8 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-03-24

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT APT 2B,ON TERRACE PIECES OF STUCCO FINISH THAT HAS DETACHED FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY 225 BUFFALO AVE. AND LANDED ON TERRACE OF 2B.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-04-08Apt 1Cresidential

2023-05-31Apt 1Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

233 BUFFALO LLC

Head officer

JACOB HIRSCH

Managing agent

JIH PROPERTY GROUP LLC

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

150 ERASMUS STREETBROOKLYN 669 PARK AVENUEBROOKLYN

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 sale2015-12-09 · $800,000

Most recent mortgage2021-07-29 · $601,508.05

Mortgage2021-07-29$601,508.05

borrower 233 BUFFALO LLC · lender SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA

Mortgage2017-12-14$1,950,000

borrower 233 BUFFALO LLC · lender KEARNY BANK

Mortgage2017-03-03$1,000,000

borrower 233 BUFFALO LLC · lender GEMCAP EQUITY CORP.

Sale2015-12-09$800,000

PIKE PLACE REAL ESTATE LLC → 233 BUFFALO LLC

Sale2015-07-16$395,000

THOMAS LEWIS, ADMINISTRATOR, FLORENCE ELIZABETH LEWIS → PIKE PLACE REAL ESTATE 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

Flagged for the 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2020-08-17

30-day noticewater/sewer only2020-07-30

60-day noticewater/sewer only2020-03-10

90-day noticewater/sewer only2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale