1284 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01377-0009BIN 3036737

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 7 apartments.

2019 — 7 units registered2023 — 7

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

1907

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up 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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2015-10-305+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE METAL TREAD AT WEST FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS (12TH. FROM BOTTOM) , 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5Issued 2023-06-13

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 4 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15715885 ISSUED 11-FEB-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition3

Appliance1

Door/Window1

Heat/Hot Water1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2022-11-28 · closed

Door/WindowWindow Frame2022-11-28 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2022-11-28 · 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

564

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential329

Street/Sidewalk144

Unspecified37

Commercial31

Vehicle20

Helicopter2

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

313

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony114

Misdemeanor135

Violation64

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 1 annual bedbug report 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 · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1995-08-29

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

ESTATE OF LILY ADAMS C/O EVELYN THOMAS

Head officer

EVELYN THOMAS

Managing agent

LLOYD NOEL

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-06-21 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2007-10-12 · $25,000

Mortgage2007-10-12$25,000

borrower ADAMS, LILY · lender BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Sale1999-06-21no recorded price

ADAMS, LILY → ADAMS, LILY

Mortgage1992-05-19$26,500

borrower ADAMS, LILY, ADAMS, SAMUEL · lender BELL FINANCIAL SERVCO I

Mortgage1989-07-17$4,200

borrower ADAMS, LILY, ADAMS, SAMUEL · lender OXFORD CREDIT CORP

Mortgage1988-06-09$6,000

borrower ADAMS, SAMUEL, ADAMS, LILY · lender BANCO DE PONCE

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 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water 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

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

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