548 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 124 HPD complaints, 73 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 65.4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
53 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 26 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · WATER LEAK (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PLUMBING (6).
$10,000 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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (40) |
| 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) | SONOMA OCEAN LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL V NIAMONITAKIS |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,235,000 | $1,005,750 |
| 2026 | $2,393,000 | $1,076,850 |
| 2027 | $2,195,000 | $987,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 | Parkside Av — Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / 231 Ocean Av — B16 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Flatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 550 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.
255 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 |
105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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 MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 99 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $840,412 on 2025-04-29 (lender: Alma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from SONOMA OCEAN LLC; CT 255 OCEAN LLC to ALMA BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2025-04-29 | Mortgage $840,412 — from SONOMA OCEAN LLC; CT 255 OCEAN LLC to ALMA BANK | $840,412 | |
| 2025-04-29 | Deed $4,225,000 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to CT 255 OCEAN LLC; SONOMA OCEAN LLC | $4,225,000 | |
| 2025-04-01 | Sold for $4,225,000 | $4,225,000 | $105,625 |
| 2015-01-06 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $2,500,000 | |
| 2015-01-06 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $2,500,000 | |
| 2015-01-06 | Mortgage $932,058 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $932,058 | |
| 1987-10-09 | Mortgage $1,808,000 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOCIATES to NYC COMMUNITY PRESERV.CP | $1,808,000 | |
| 1987-10-09 | Mortgage $557,000 — from ESP OCEAN ASSOC to NYC COMMUNITY PRESER.CP | $557,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 58 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 64 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
Every one of the 548 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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