42 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The three-story Park Slope brownstone at 42 Sterling Place, owned by Jennifer Stearns, dates back to 1874 and currently contains two residential units. The building has experienced recurring issues with bedbug report compliance, with four consecutive years (2021-2024) receiving Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file the required annual bedbug report with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While these violations are significant from a regulatory perspective, it's worth noting that the official bedbug reporting for the period of November 2019 to October 2020 indicated no infested units, and the property has passed rodent inspections as of 2018. The building has also undergone multiple Local Law 188/17 compliance inspections between 2022 and 2024, focusing on tenant safety and building maintenance requirements.

Two recent complaints from 2023 were resolved without violations being found, while a more recent inspection in October 2024 resulted in the inspector being unable to gain access on the first attempt. The property had three closed complaints in 2023 that were found to have no violations at the time of inspection, demonstrating some level of compliance with regulatory requirements. Despite the recurring bedbug report violations, the building's overall violation pattern shows more recent inspections generally resulting in no enforcement actions or violations being found, though the most recent bedbug report compliance issue remains open as of 2024.