296 Sterling Place
A 6-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1910, in Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Addresses on the lot: 290 to 302 Sterling Place.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
296 Sterling Place has 54 open HPD violations, 18 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 296 Sterling Place have open violations?
Yes: 54 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 18 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 31 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026.
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 Sterling Place?
296 Sterling Place is registered with HPD to 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2006.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11238 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 296 Sterling Place rent stabilized?
2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 2 of the building’s 22 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 21 Butler Place23 apartments, built 1915
- 44 Butler Place60 apartments, built 1925
- 34 Butler Place48 apartments, built 1915
- 15 Butler Place20 apartments, built 1930
- 328 Sterling Place25 apartments, built 1931
- 50 Plaza St East49 apartments, built 1925
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-01170-0029.