396 Sterling St

Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

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Fire safetyApt 3J class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Doors and windows class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B · HPD violation

Doors and windows class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3J class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3J class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 1G class B · closed · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt 6J class C · closed · HPD violation

2019 Apr

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation

Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Oct 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20 · See the facade filings at DOB →

What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementfoundNo basement

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 107 complaints, 2024–2026 · 25 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 6N class C · HPD violation

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Heat or hot waterApt 2K complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint

2025 Oct

2025 Oct

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5Q complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 6A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3K complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5M complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 5K complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4M complaint

2024 May

Heat or hot waterApt 3M complaint

2024 Apr

2024 Apr

Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1J complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3H complaint

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

2000 Nov

Fuel storage permit

1993 Aug

1991 Dec

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

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 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1991

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

20 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 28 complaints, 2025–2026 · 17 in the past year

What has happened here

LeaksApt 4K complaint

LeaksApt 3C complaint

LeaksApt 4C class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 4C complaint

LeaksApt 2K class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 2K complaint

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PlumbingApt 2K complaint

PlumbingApt 4M class B · HPD violation

2026 Aug

Plumbing, leaksApt 2J complaint

PlumbingApt 4M complaint

Plumbing complaint

LeaksApt 2J complaint

LeaksApt 2J complaint

LeaksApt 3J class B · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 3J complaint

PlumbingApt 3J complaint

Plumbing permit

PlumbingApt 1G complaint

PlumbingApt 2D complaint

LeaksApt 2L complaint

Plumbing complaint

PlumbingApt 3J complaint

PlumbingApt 5M complaint

PlumbingApt 3C complaint

PlumbingApt 3C complaint

LeaksApt 2A complaint

PlumbingApt 2J complaint

PlumbingApt 4A complaint

PlumbingApt 2J complaint

2024 Jun

PlumbingApt 3M complaint

2024 Jun

LeaksApt 4K complaint

2024 Jun

LeaksApt 4K complaint

2000 Nov

Plumbing permit

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 62 complaints, 2024–2026 · 35 in the past year

What has happened here

MoldApt 4K complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 2J complaint

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PestsApt 4C complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 2K complaint

PestsApt 1G class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 1G class C · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditionsApt 1J complaint

PestsApt 1J complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation

2026 Aug

2026 Aug

PestsApt 6M complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2J complaint

PestsApt 4L complaint

PestsApt 5N complaint

PestsApt 6D complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 3J class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1G class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1G class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 3J complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 3J complaint

PestsApt 6L complaint

PestsApt 1G class C · closed · HPD violation

Mold, pestsApt 1G complaint

Mold, pestsApt 4B complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 2L class B · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 2L complaint

PestsApt 4K complaint

2025 Sep

PestsApt 4K complaint

PestsApt 5K complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 2J complaint

2025 Jul

2025 Jul

2025 Jul

PestsApt 3J complaint

2025 Jun

PestsApt 3H complaint

MoldApt 3C complaint

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 2J complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2J complaint

MoldApt 3C complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 1B complaint

PestsApt 6H complaint

PestsApt 4I complaint

PestsApt 1E complaint

2024 Aug

PestsApt 2J complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2J complaint

PestsApt 6D complaint

MoldApt 2J complaint

ElectricalApt 2J complaint

PestsApt 2J complaint

Electrical

Older records on file

What has happened here

2024 May

Elevators

1 complaint, 2026

What has happened here

ElevatorsApt 2J complaint

2020 Mar

Elevator DOB violation

2019 Feb

Elevator DOB violation

Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →

What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

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

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

What has happened here

GasApt 1G class A · HPD violation

Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 67 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25

What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

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

Heat or hot waterApt 6N class C

Doors and windows class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class B

Doors and windows class B

Other conditionsApt 4C class B

Other conditions class B

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Rubbish and cleanliness class B

Pests class C

Other conditionsApt 2K class A

LeaksApt 2K class B

Other conditionsApt 1G class B

Rubbish and cleanliness class B

Other conditionsApt 4M class B

PlumbingApt 4M class B

Fire safety class B · closed

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed

Fire safetyApt 3J class C · closed

PestsApt 3J class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3J class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3J class B · closed

LeaksApt 3J class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 3J class C · closed

Other conditionsApt 3J class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 1G class B · closed

PestsApt 1G class C · closed

PestsApt 1G class C · closed

PestsApt 1G class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 6J class C · closed

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2L class B · closed

MoldApt 2L class B · closed

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →

What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

5 open: 3 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork