936 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 367 HPD complaints, 293 311 service requests, 165 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.1. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Noise (2).
$245,275 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | JONAS EQUITIES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,965,000 | $884,250 |
| 2026 | $2,258,000 | $1,016,100 |
| 2027 | $1,894,000 | $852,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Prospect Park — B Q S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Lincoln Rd — B16 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lincoln Rd & Ocean Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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.
147 Ocean Avenue
| 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 |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 of them about heat or hot water.
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 JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 East 7 Street | BK | 174 | B |
| 465 East 7 Street | BK | 125 | B |
| 2355 East 12 Street | BK | 121 | C |
| 115 Ocean Avenue | BK | 99 | B |
| 214 East 8 Street | BK | 91 | A |
| 315 Ocean Parkway | BK | 90 | A |
| 1600 Caton Avenue | BK | 79 | A |
| 714 East 27 Street | BK | 71 | B |
| 297 Lenox Road | BK | 66 | B |
| 181 Hawthorne Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 134 Ocean Parkway | BK | 54 | B |
| 175 Ocean Parkway | BK | 43 | A |
| 2742 East 13 Street | BK | 37 | B |
| 1620 Caton Avenue | BK | 31 | B |
| 147 Ocean Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $163,010 on 2022-11-30 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $4,200,000 | |
| 2022-11-30 | Mortgage $163,010 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $163,010 | |
| 2022-11-30 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2022-11-30 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | AL&R $5,025,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,025,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Agreement $5,025,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,025,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Mortgage $2,740,416 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,740,416 | |
| 2014-09-30 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | Mortgage $2,400,000 — from ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | Deed $4,775,000 — from 147 OCEAN CORP. to ARBERN 147 OCEAN LLC | $4,775,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 936 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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