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959 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY 11213 BBL 3012427501 158 units · 7 floors · 2023

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Crown Heights
At or below average
avg 36.1
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Crown Heights average of 36.1.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts HPD violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

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Initial analysis

959 Sterling Place is a recently constructed 7-story residential building in Crown Heights, completed in 2023 and containing 158 units. The property has experienced multiple concerning issues since its completion, with the most significant incident being a worker fall down the elevator shaft in February 2024, which led to two $5,000 Environmental Control Board penalties for safety violations related to the elevator system. The building has faced recurring infrastructure challenges, including two power outages and multiple ventilation and mold issues in 2026, along with a building-wide heat and hot water problem in April 2026. Housing violation records show problems with water leakage in a fourth-floor bathroom and malfunctioning self-closing doors at the entrance to another apartment, though the latter violation was dismissed.

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What's in the 959 Sterling Place report

Rent & eviction protection

Is 959 Sterling Place rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2023
6 or more units
158 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Good Cause Eviction

Is 959 Sterling Place covered by Good Cause Eviction?

New York's Good Cause Eviction law (effective April 20, 2024) gives many market-rate tenants the right to renew their lease and challenge rent hikes above the annual local rent standard. It doesn't apply to every building.

Likely not covered. This building appears to be exempt from Good Cause Eviction for the reason below.
  • New construction. Built in 2023. Good Cause protections don't apply until 2053 (30 years after construction).

Good Cause also excludes condos & co-ops, subsidized/regulated housing, and units renting above 245% of Fair Market Rent — signals we can't always confirm from public data. Not legal advice. Learn more at nyc.gov or call 311 for the Tenant Helpline.

How we score buildings

How 959 Sterling Place's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
26thpercentile

Out of 3786 buildings in this neighborhood, 994 have a higher predicted risk. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk
in the next 12 months
78%
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building complaints to DOB (past 7 years)

Complaints about construction or structural issues filed with the Dept. of Buildings.

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Building characteristics
Total units158
Floors7
Year built2023
Gross area114,922 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

959 Sterling Place's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

HPD registration

Filed Sep 11, 2025, expired Sep 1, 2026 .

Registration expired

The registration on file expired Sep 1, 2026. HPD requires owners of most rental buildings to re-register every year.

City records, not real time — sale and registration data are as fresh as the last extract loaded.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Address
254 West 31St Street 6
New York, NY 10001
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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The story over time

959 Sterling Place event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311+HPD Sep 05
Electric
Power Outage
311 Call & HPD Complaint Sep 05
Electric

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