Is 495 Sterling Pl rent stabilized?
495 Sterling Pl is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (11238). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1925.
Also written as 495 Sterling Place — or 495 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
With about 20 apartments it is larger than 72% of the 262 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Prospect Heights. Its 1925 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 249 open violations here, about 12.4 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 458 violations on record at the address, 104 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 44 of them are still open. HPD issued 114 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Prospect Heights |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1925 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3011670067 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 495 STERLING PL HDFC 665 WILLOUGHBY AVE · BROOKLYN, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC. |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 249 open / 458 total · 114 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 14 open / 455 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 7, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 495 Sterling Pl rent stabilized?
495 Sterling Pl in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 495 Sterling Pl?
495 Sterling Pl (BBL 3011670067) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1925, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.