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296 St James Place

BROOKLYN, NY 11238 BBL 3020130059 4 units · 4 floors · 1899

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Clinton Hill
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 296 St James Place rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1899
6 or more units
4 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

This four-story, two-unit residential building in Clinton Hill, owned by Roslyn Huebener and constructed in 1899, has experienced several notable pest-related issues over the past five years. Most recently, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with the most recent annual report filed in January 2025 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. However, there was a period of non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in 2021-2023, resulting in three "class A" Housing Maintenance Code violations, though these have since been addressed.

The building has had a documented history of rodent-related problems, particularly between 2018 and 2021, with multiple inspections and complaints. The most significant recent rodent activity occurred in 2021, when a June inspection failed for "Other Reasons," though subsequent inspections in July 2021 and earlier in 2020 passed. The property has also had two rat sightings reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2020, with one resulting in an inspection that found no violations. While the building has had its share of pest-related challenges, the most recent inspections indicate improved conditions, and the absence of bedbug infestations for over two years.

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How we score buildings

How 296 St James Place's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
53th percentile

Out of 867 buildings in this neighborhood, 460 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
83.8%
No serious
violations
12.4%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.8%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Corporate ownership

Whether this building is registered to a corporate entity rather than an individual. Corporate owners tend to have distinct portfolio patterns.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Building characteristics
Total units4
Floors4
Year built1899
Gross area3,444 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

296 St James Place's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Unknown
Landlord portfolio

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