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475 Ocean Avenue

3,179Records
20City systems
49Open violations
275.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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3,179 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,298 HPD complaints, 828 HPD housing violations, 772 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)475 OCEAN AVENUE PARTNERS LLC
BBL3050810058
BIN3116560

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 275.7. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations49 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 36 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

36
’23–24
29
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (42) · Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).

Filed construction activity

$364,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)475 OCEAN AVENUE PARTNES LLC
Head officerJOHNATHAN SAMEt
Managing agentU S REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,554,000 $1,149,300
2026$2,836,000 $1,276,200
2027$2,742,000 $1,233,900

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

3 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.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — B Q · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / Ocean Av — B35 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 21 St & Church Ave · 450 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

475 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

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 42 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 U S REALTY CORP — 8 buildings, 259 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1273 Pacific Street BK49 A
475 Ocean Avenue BK48 C
141 St Marks Place SI42 C
516 Washington Avenue BK42 A
1095 East 15 Street BK36 B
1360 East 14 Street BK30 A
1631 Lexington Avenue MN6 B
1633 Lexington Avenue MN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $438,388 on 2011-04-18 (lender: Capital One, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-19Agreement $2,700,000 — from 475 OCEAN AVENUE PARTNERS LLC, to APPLE BANK $2,700,000
2013-08-14Deed $7,050,000 — from TGB ONE ASSOCIATES LLC to 475 OCEAN AVENUE PARTNERS LLC $7,050,000
2013-08-14Agreement $2,898,409 — from AYALIM PRIVATE ASSETS LLC to 475 OCEAN AVENUE PARTNERS LLC $2,898,409
2011-04-18Agreement $3,000,000 — from TGB ONE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,000,000
2011-04-18Mortgage $438,388 — from TGB ONE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $438,388
2011-04-18AL&R $3,000,000 — from TGB ONE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,000,000
2011-04-18Deed $4,900,000 — from TOP REALTY USA, LLC to TGB ONE ASSOCIATES, LLC $4,900,000
2005-06-23Deed $3,500,000 — from 475 OCEAN AVENUE CORP. to TOP REALTY USA LLC $3,500,000
2005-06-23Mortgage $1,422,950 — from TOP REALTY USA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,422,950
2005-06-23Agreement $2,800,000 — from TOP REALTY USA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,800,000
2002-08-19Mortgage $1,095,633 — from 475 OCEAN AVENUE CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,095,633
1987-06-23Mortgage $265,216 — from 475 OCEAN AVE CORP to NORSTAR MTGE CORP $265,216

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017371160126
2018941442159
2019861132129
2020131051110
2021021012105
2022043501355
2023003581359
2024032361240
2025015678576
20260098098
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 147Housing & tenants 2,949Ownership & money 39Health & systems 18

Every one of the 3,179 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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