# 396 Sterling St, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Also known as 405 Lefferts Ave, 407 Lefferts Ave, 409 Lefferts Ave, 411 Lefferts Ave, 413 Lefferts Ave, 501 New York Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 14 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and lead-based paint (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20) ## The building - **Year built:** 1952 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 84 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 14 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and lead-based paint - 20 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario - 33 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) - City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20) - Facade filed as safe (Oct 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20) - **Facade rating:** Safe (cycle 9, filed Oct 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 33 open: 33 about building conditions — pests (10), other conditions (6), rubbish and cleanliness (5), leaks (3); 14 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 1,029 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 247 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **DOB violations:** 5 open: 3 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 20 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 106 heat or hot water, 32 unsanitary conditions, 26 pests, 23 plumbing, 15 doors or windows, 15 paint or plaster, 13 leaks, 9 mold, 6 general repairs, 3 appliances, 3 safety, 1 elevators, 1 floors or stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-150), registration current since Mar 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1991 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20) - **Elevators:** 2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 67 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 5 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 39 of 84 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/1b - Apt 1E: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/1e - Apt 1G: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/1g - Apt 1J: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/1j - Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2a - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2b - Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2d - Apt 2J: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2j - Apt 2K: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2k - Apt 2L: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/2l - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3c - Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3d - Apt 3H: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3h - Apt 3J: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3j - Apt 3K: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3k - Apt 3M: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/3m - Apt 4A: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4a - Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4b - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4c - Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4h - Apt 4I: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4i - Apt 4K: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4k - Apt 4L: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4l - Apt 4M: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/4m - Apt 5A: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5a - Apt 5I: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5i - Apt 5J: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5j - Apt 5K: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5k - Apt 5M: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5m - Apt 5N: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5n - Apt 5Q: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/5q - Apt 6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6a - Apt 6B: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6b - Apt 6D: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6d - Apt 6H: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6h - Apt 6J: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6j - Apt 6L: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6l - Apt 6M: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6m - Apt 6N: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/unit/6n ## Registered with the city - 501 NY LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 501 NY LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 501 NY LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/396-sterling-street-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/396-sterling-street-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=396-sterling-street-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt