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305 Ocean Avenue

3,053Records
18City systems
42Open violations
73.2Penalty rate

3,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,133 HPD complaints, 1,043 311 service requests, 583 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units72
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)SG 305 LLC
BBL3050260313
BIN3114663

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 73.2. 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 violations42 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
7
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

149 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · Noise (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$59,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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)301 JS LLC
Head officerROBIN GALLANT
Managing agentSMRC MGMT
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,076,000 $2,284,200
2026$4,839,000 $2,177,550
2027$4,945,000 $2,225,250

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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

SubwayParkside Av — Q · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Parkside Av — B16 · 150 ft
Citi BikeParkside Ave & Ocean Ave · 300 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

305 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

149 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $127,232 on 2019-08-09 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-08-09Agreement $4,000,000 — from SG 305 LLC; JS 305 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2019-08-09Mortgage $127,233 — from SG 305 LLC; JS 305 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $127,233
2012-09-07Agreement $4,500,000 — from SG 305 LLC; JS 305 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,500,000
2012-09-07Mortgage $367,845 — from JS 305 LLC; SG 305 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $367,845
2010-01-08Deed $337,349 — from 301 STERLING STREET LLC to 301 SG LLC; 301JS LLC $337,349
2009-03-02Deed $246,910 — from KONOVITCH, DORIS B; LIPSCHITZ, BENYAMIN; TRUST CREATED BY WALTER BERGER; TRUST CREATED BY to 301SG LLC; STAR LLC $246,910
2008-10-29AL&R $4,390,000 — from 305 OCEAN, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,390,000
2008-10-29Agreement $4,390,000 — from 305 OCEAN, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,390,000
2008-10-29Mortgage $2,124,534 — from 305 OCEAN, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,124,534
2003-09-12Agreement $2,480,000 — from 305 OCEAN, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,480,000
2003-09-12Mortgage $754,648 — from 305 OCEAN, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $754,648
2000-01-04Mortgage $882,616 — from 305 OCEAN LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $882,616
1998-01-26Mortgage $131,889 — from 305 OCEAN LLC to OCEAN MANAGEMENT & REALTY CORP $131,889
1994-04-15Mortgage $235,000 — from OCEAN MANAGEMENT & REALTY CORP to PREFERRED GROUP OF MANHATTAN INC $235,000
1990-12-12Mortgage $643,000 — from 305 OCEAN AVE ASSOCLP to DIME SAVS BANK OF NY $643,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704420147
2018099801108
20190413635148
2020019901101
20210017103174
202201680271
20230217121176
20244313502144
202503750280
20260011303116
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 2,830Ownership & money 78Health & systems 25

Every one of the 3,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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