1540 STERLING PLACE is a prewar 1923 building, 34 units in Crown Heights, NYC. Owned by STERLING ROCHESTER L.P.. Public records show 72 open violations, 120 311 complaints, 3 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 2 bedbug reports.
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§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1H, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 20SQ FT OF MOLD AT WINDOW FRAMES AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
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Crown Heights west of Nostrand Avenue is one of Brooklyn's most dynamic neighborhoods — the massive West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway, the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden on its northern edge, and a Hasidic Jewish community alongside Caribbean newcomers.
Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY