296 Brook Avenue

A 6-story building with 30 apartments, built in 1907, in the Bronx, NY 10454.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

57open HPD violations15 immediately hazardous

66complaints to HPD, past year10 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

October 2024latest housing court case3 cases on record, all years

296 Brook Avenue has 57 open HPD violations, 15 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 66 complaints to HPD in the past year, 10 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BROOK SHARP REALTY LLC.

Does 296 Brook Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 57 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	15
B, hazardous	30 days	33
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	9

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 7 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 66 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 10 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 296 Brook Avenue?

296 Brook Avenue is registered with HPD to BROOK SHARP REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

3 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2024. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 16% of residential buildings in 10454 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 296 Brook Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02267-0011.