Brooklyn · Block 2013 · Lot 59 · 11238

296 St James Place

4 floors · 2 apartments · 4,338 sq ft · built 1899 · class B3 · owner of record: Huebener Berthold

8open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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HPD registration · September 1 each year
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Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (8) · C 0 · B 6 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Feb 11, 2010BSECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING A MINIMUM OF 100 WATTS REQUIRED.Mar 18, 2010
Oct 14, 2009BD26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS.Nov 18, 2009
Oct 14, 2009BD26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE 2 STY APT CRAIGHEAD.Nov 18, 2009
Oct 14, 2009BD26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE.Nov 18, 2009
Oct 14, 2009ASECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR FRAME MISSING.Jan 17, 2010
Oct 14, 2009BD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROWNSTONE STOOP FRONT STREET STAIRS SOUTH.Nov 18, 2009
Oct 14, 2009ASECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DOOR INSTALLED 1 STY REAR.Jan 17, 2010
Oct 14, 2009BD26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE SADDLE BELOW ENTRANCE DOOR 1 STY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE.Nov 18, 2009

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 5:16 PM ET. BBL 3020130059.

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