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 239 open violations here, about 11.9 per apartment — above the 0.5 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 448 violations on record at the address, 103 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 417 HPD complaints at the address, 67 of them 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 | 239 open / 448 total · 104 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 14 open / 417 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 7, 2025 |