672 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 144 HPD housing violations, 99 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 54 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Water System (7) · Noise (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · Curb Condition (2).
$969,306 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. |
| Head officer | JOSEPH COISH |
| Managing agent | BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,228,000 | $2,352,600 |
| 2026 | $5,720,000 | $2,574,000 |
| 2027 | $6,215,000 | $2,796,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $920,255 a year ($30.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $303,779 ($10.22 per sq ft), net operating income $616,476. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Plaza St East — B69 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
296 Sterling Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84-39 153 Avenue | QN | 156 | A |
| 200 Congress Street | BK | 114 | A |
| 2021 84 Street | BK | 65 | A |
| 889 Empire Boulevard | BK | 59 | A |
| 245 Henry Street | BK | 56 | A |
| 177 Columbia Heights | BK | 29 | A |
| 205 Warren Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 116 West 3 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 1618 East 15 Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 660 4 Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 296 Sterling Place | BK | 22 | A |
| 149 Willow Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 6 Montague Terrace | BK | 20 | A |
| 158 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 1064 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1074 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 2178 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 383 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 129 Joralemon Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 42 Tiffany Place | BK | 12 | A |
| 9915 Seaview Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 99 Clinton Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 155 Hicks Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 556 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 165 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 890 East 7 Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 162 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 230 St James Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 103 Willow Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 631 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 7802 3 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 87-32 52 Avenue | QN | 6 | A |
| 537 Court Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 692 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 956 Montgomery Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 711 President Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 157 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $906,257 on 2013-09-09 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | RPTT&RET $56,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP to LOUZON, AMIT | $56,000 | |
| 2026-08-13 | RPTT&RET $2,535,000 — from ROTSTEIN, ANDREW; BROWNER, STEPHANIE to PAYNTER, BREANNA MARIE; DOREY, FRAZER JAMES | $2,535,000 | |
| 2026-08-12 | RPTT&RET $55,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP to LOUZON, AMIT | $55,000 | |
| 2026-07-30 | Sold for $55,000 | $55,000 | $2,500 |
| 2026-07-30 | Sold for $56,000 | $56,000 | $2,545 |
| 2026-07-27 | Sold for $2,535,000 | $2,535,000 | $115,227 |
| 2022-10-19 | RPTT&RET $117,099 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. to PARNASS, EMMA; NEUFANG, YANNIK | $117,099 | |
| 2022-10-05 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | AL&R $500,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 296 STERLING ARMS OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2021-07-30 | RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from LEVENTI, SARINA; LEVENTI, DAVID to BLACKMAN-MATHIS, DAVID J; LOMBARD, KIMBERLY A | $1,450,000 | |
| 2021-07-08 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $65,909 |
| 2021-03-09 | RPTT&RET $690,000 — from NAVARRO, MARJORIE to HEMINGWAY, CHRISTOPHER | $690,000 | |
| 2021-03-05 | RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from IYER, RAJI; MARGOLIN, RAJI; MARGOLIN, JOSHUA to ARONSON, WILLIAM; EMERY, GRACE | $1,450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 102 | 6 | 2 | 120 |
| 2022 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 54 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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