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446 Ocean Avenue

2,222Records
17City systems
85Open violations
195.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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2,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 724 HPD complaints, 702 311 service requests, 615 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1914
Floors4
Res. units47
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT 446 LLC
BBL3050800013
BIN3116535, 3346383, 3346384

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 195.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations85 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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17
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Noise (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · Illegal Parking (7).

Filed construction activity

$7,500 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)Prospect 446, LLC.
Head officerSCOTT SILVERMAN
Managing agentBRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,416,000 $1,537,200
2026$3,011,000 $1,354,950
2027$2,885,000 $1,298,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Caton Av — B16 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCaton Ave & St. Pauls Pl · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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

446 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

107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $901,742 on 2020-08-31 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 8 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
2024-07-05RPTT&RET $5,482,632 — from 5B REALTY COMPANY LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC $5,482,632
2024-07-03RPTT&RET $967,523 — from BRONSTEIN EQUITIES LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC $967,523
2020-08-31Agreement $40,000,000 — from DITMAS PARK 19 LLC; PROSPECT 21ST LLC; CLARKSON 135 LLC; DITMAS PARK 18 LLC; CATON 6064 LL to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,000,000
2020-08-31AL&R $40,000,000 — from DITMAS PARK 2212 LLC; PROSPECT 446 LLC; CLARKSON 135 LLC; DITMAS PARK 19 LLC; DITMAS PARK to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,000,000
2020-08-31Mortgage $901,742 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC; CATON 6064 LLC; DITMAS PARK 2212 LLC; PROSPECT 21ST LLC; DITMAS PARK 18 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $901,742
2019-12-04RPTT $7,244,750 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC $7,244,750
2015-12-16AL&R $1,150,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,150,000
2015-12-16Mortgage $1,150,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,150,000
2015-12-16Agreement $5,300,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,300,000
2013-07-24AL&R $5,300,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,300,000
2013-07-24Agreement $5,300,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,300,000
2013-07-24Mortgage $1,642,067 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,642,067
2011-02-18Mortgage $618,500 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $618,500
2011-02-18AL&R $3,800,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,800,000
2011-02-18Agreement $3,800,000 — from PROSPECT 446 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170014201143
201800730275
201946441156
20200018651192
20210011601117
20220021601217
20230010901110
20240110521109
20250216401167
20260012902131
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 2,109Ownership & money 57Health & systems 13

Every one of the 2,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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