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125 Ocean Avenue

882Records
18City systems
119Open violations
17.7Penalty rate

882 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 364 311 service requests, 129 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 126 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units65
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3050260034
BIN3114591

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations119 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 73 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 1985-08-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
26
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · Noise (20) · Illegal Parking (14) · Lead (12) · Illegal Fireworks (4) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$323,035 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (65)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)125 OCEAN AVENUE OWNERS CORP
Head officerDANIEL CASEY
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,645,000 $2,540,250
2026$5,861,000 $2,637,450
2027$5,800,000 $2,610,000

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,433,864 a year ($22.38 per sq ft), operating expenses $749,607 ($11.70 per sq ft), net operating income $684,257. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 88/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

22 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.

Getting around

SubwayProspect Park — B Q S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Lincoln Rd — B16 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLincoln Rd & Ocean Ave · 200 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.

Report a problem to 311

125 Ocean Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $577,980 on 2018-05-10 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-03RPTT&RET $983,000 — from PENMAN, MATTHEW to SPIRO, RAPHAEL; WOLOZIN, JACQUELIN $983,000
2026-02-10Sold for $983,000 $983,000 $15,123
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-02-02RPTT&RET $2,603,893 — from EQUITY, LLC to JOBER MAX LLC $2,603,893
2026-01-22Sold for $2,603,893 $2,603,893 $40,060

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701265133
201800167124
201901311419
202001367145
202101266235
202200172120
202315153226
2024344710266
2025102614380
2026615215377
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 623Ownership & money 160Health & systems 20

Every one of the 882 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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