296 Sterling Place, Brooklyn

A 1910 elevator apartment building on Sterling Place with 68 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

296 Sterling Place is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3011700029). The property is zoned R8X, on a 6,871 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 22 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 68 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3011700029
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 8
Neighborhood	Prospect Heights
ZIP code	11238
Zoning district	R8X
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	6,871 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	22
Year built	1910
FAR	4.33 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

14 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
54 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.