# 1337 Sterling Place, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1899 · Block 1371, Lot 56.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013710056/1337-sterling-place

More construction in Crown Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/crown-heights.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2026, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. All equipment shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC code 2022. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 19, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed herewith for the installation of a temporary construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Bpp filed herewith for a new sidewalk, curb & roadway filed in conjunction to new building application #B01378945-I1”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $1.8M, 16 units added, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically and horizonally enlarge an existing one story building into a four story + penthouse eighteen family residential building”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2021, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2021, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 8' plywood construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $679,500
- 2026–27 tax: $11,908
- Market value (city estimate): $1,510,000
- Taxable value: $95,728
- Assessed land: $117,000
- Assessed improvements: $562,500

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.31 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 12, 2026: $1,133,275, 8,595 sq ft ($132 per sq ft)
- Jan 23, 2020: $1,705,956, 3,192 sq ft ($534 per sq ft)
- Sep 13, 2017: $900,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology