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115 Ocean Avenue

5,937Records
20City systems
51Open violations
101.4Penalty rate

5,937 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,357 HPD complaints, 1,596 HPD housing violations, 1,448 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units99
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SHARON EQUITIES LLC
BBL3050260039
BIN3114592

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 101.4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

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 violations51 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
14
’24–25
2
’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

255 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · Illegal Parking (44) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · WATER LEAK (11).

Filed construction activity

$1,713,519 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (99)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SHARON EQUITIES LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentJONAS EQUITIES
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,965,000 $3,134,250
2026$8,296,000 $3,733,200
2027$8,698,000 $3,914,100

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 66/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (2 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lincoln Rd / Flatbush Av — B48 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLincoln Rd & Ocean Ave · 100 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

115 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

255 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 East 7 Street BK174 B
465 East 7 Street BK125 B
2355 East 12 Street BK121 C
115 Ocean Avenue BK99 B
214 East 8 Street BK91 A
315 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1600 Caton Avenue BK79 A
714 East 27 Street BK71 B
297 Lenox Road BK66 B
181 Hawthorne Street BK59 B
134 Ocean Parkway BK54 B
175 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
2742 East 13 Street BK37 B
1620 Caton Avenue BK31 B
147 Ocean Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,473,145 on 2025-03-04 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-04Mortgage $1,473,146 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; CINNAM to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,473,146
2025-03-04Agreement $57,850,000 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $57,850,000
2025-03-04AL&R $57,850,000 — from CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; S&G OCEAN LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $57,850,000
2019-04-08Mortgage $5,797,214 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,797,214
2019-04-08Agreement $16,000,000 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,000,000
2019-04-08AL&R $16,000,000 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,000,000
2015-01-09Agreement $10,750,000 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $10,750,000
2015-01-09AL&R $10,750,000 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $10,750,000
2015-01-09Deed $25,500,000 — from LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LLC to SHARON EQUITIES LLC $25,500,000
2015-01-09Mortgage $3,508,906 — from SHARON EQUITIES LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,508,906
2013-03-21Mortgage $7,500,000 — from LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2013-03-21Mortgage $2,486,580 — from LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,486,580
2013-03-21Agreement $7,500,000 — from LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2012-03-21Agreement $5,192,284 — from LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,192,284
2010-06-03Deed $9,750,000 — from MARGULES FAMILY TRUST; 115 OCEAN LLC to LINCOLN PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC $9,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017281624808300
201812915302176
2019379458117
20201312801133
202181319702220
20226011807131
20233417802187
20243417921189
20250833574354
202625720382
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 205Housing & tenants 5,508Ownership & money 88Health & systems 45

Every one of the 5,937 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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