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1540 Sterling Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11213Company-ownedBBL 3013800014BIN 3036887
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Year Built1923
Floors4
Units34
Building Area25,840 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$3M

1540 STERLING PL is a property located at 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1923. It has 4 floors and 34 units. The building area is 25,840 square feet on a 9,600 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 2 building permits on record (0 active). There are 190 violations on record (13 currently open). 5 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

612records on file
46Energy Star

Completed in 1923, 1540 Sterling Pl rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 34 units and 25,840 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.0M, and assessed for tax at $1.3M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 612 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 314 of its 612 records, fully 51%, fall under that one heading. Violation (190) and inspection (40) trail well behind. 13 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2008.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 46, with a site energy-use intensity of 75.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 135 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 51% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.0M of Kings, written across 612 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1923
Floors4
Total Units34
Building Area25,840 sqft
Lot Size9,600 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3013800014
3036887
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3M
$1.3M
$45K

Building Permits

2 on record
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 26, 2024Job #420178
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ElevatorDOB NOW
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 3, 2020Job #B00295653-I1
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Violations

190 on record · 13 open
Judgments · 5 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2020Ticket #039020193R
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2015Ticket #0186764032
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2011Ticket #0171509773
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2010Ticket #040571301L
FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLING
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2001Ticket #032020405P
4A,19B.
SafetyEnergy Grade Ll33
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 6, 2026#VIO-FTP-EN-EGRDEA-202512-0001549

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER AD CODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202312-0012265

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202312-0012264

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0012490

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202012-0006324

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 was constructed in 1923. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 4 floors and 34 units. The building area is 25,840 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 2 building permits on record, with 0 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Feb 26, 2024.

Does 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 190 violations on record, with 13 currently open. Breakdown: 8 DOB Safety, 46 DOB, 5 ECB, 131 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1540 STERLING PL?

1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 has an assessed market value of $3M and a total assessed value of $1.3M (land: $45K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1540 STERLING PL?

1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1540 STERLING PL?

1540 STERLING PL, Brooklyn, NY 11213 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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