666 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 270 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 44 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% 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 9.1. 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 | 23 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1997-10-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · Damaged Tree (3) · PLUMBING (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (57) |
| 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) | RSK ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN |
| Managing agent | ROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,783,000 | $2,152,350 |
| 2026 | $4,476,000 | $2,014,200 |
| 2027 | $3,737,000 | $1,681,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 22% 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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Park — B Q S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Opp 231 Ocean Av — B16 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Flatbush Ave & Fenimore St · 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.
217 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 |
54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 ROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 217 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 Ocean Avenue | BK | 57 | A |
| 2223 Cortelyou Road | BK | 53 | B |
| 236 East 23 Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 345 St Johns Place | BK | 20 | A |
| 221 East 16 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 2303 East 23 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 349 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 661 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,112,679 on 2015-09-11 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | Mortgage $2,112,680 — from RSK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,112,680 | |
| 2015-09-11 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from RSK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $4,500,000 | |
| 2015-09-11 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from RSK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. | $4,500,000 | |
| 2012-10-19 | Agreement $2,532,639 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to RSK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. | $2,532,639 | |
| 2009-04-24 | Mortgage $1,015,177 — from RSK ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,015,177 | |
| 2004-10-08 | Mortgage $1,760,000 — from RSK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,760,000 | |
| 1988-04-25 | Mortgage $109,765 — from MITTMAN, MARVIN; ROTHSTEIN, MARTIN to NYC HOUSING DVLP CORP | $109,765 | |
| 1988-04-25 | Mortgage $390,000 — from ROTHSTEIN, MARTIN; MITTMAN, MARVIN to NYC HOUSING DVLP CORP | $390,000 | |
| 1985-04-15 | Mortgage $390,000 — from ROTHSTEIN, MARTIN; MITTMAN, MARVIN to NYC COMM PRESERVATION CP | $390,000 | |
| 1985-04-15 | Mortgage $335,000 — from ROTHSTEIN, MARTIN; MITTMAN, MARVIN to NYC COMMUNITY PRESER/CP | $335,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 87 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 68 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 36 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 54 |
Every one of the 666 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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