Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
65
out of 100
Heavier than 75% of buildings in Crown Heights (North)
61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
638 STERLING PLACE · 6 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- S train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 61 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
61 violations the city still lists as unresolved
61 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Fire & life safety17
- Disrepair16
- Water leak8
- Paint / plaster6
- Plumbing6
- Lead paint5
- Mold1
- Other1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-04-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.