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645 Ocean Avenue

1,749Records
19City systems
22Open violations
53Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,749 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 545 311 service requests, 462 HPD complaints, 451 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)OCEANWALK BEACH BKLYN REALTY LLC
BBL3051240001
BIN3117619

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 53. 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 violations22 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-19.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

4
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$588,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)645 BKLYN REALTY LLC
Head officerKRISTEN RAY
Managing agentBrooklyn Equities 11 LLC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,860,000 $1,737,000
2026$3,215,000 $1,446,750
2027$3,339,000 $1,502,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 72/100 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Albemarle Rd — B41 · 500 ft
Citi BikeAlbemarle Rd & E 21 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 245
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

645 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

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 BROOKLYN EQUITIES 11 LLC — 6 buildings, 516 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
486 Brooklyn Avenue BK107 C
901 Washington Avenue BK102 C
699 Ocean Avenue BK95 A
348-376 Sterling Street BK90 A
700 Ocean Avenue BK66 A
645 Ocean Avenue BK56 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,886,402 on 2008-06-17 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-13AL&R $9,085,854 — from MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; 780 BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK BEACH BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,085,855
2021-04-13Agreement $9,085,854 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; O $9,085,855
2019-03-07Agreement $726,434 — from 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; O to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $726,434
2019-03-07Agreement $8,359,420 — from MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; O to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,359,420
2015-05-26Mortgage $7,975,000 — from MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK BEACH BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN RE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,975,000
2015-05-26Mortgage $500,000 — from MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; MINNETONK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $500,000
2015-05-26Mortgage $775,000 — from 645 BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK CONDO BKLYN REALTY LLC; OC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $775,000
2015-05-26AL&R $8,475,000 — from 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,475,000
2015-05-26Agreement $8,475,000 — from OCEANWALK BEACH BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK CONDO BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,475,000
2015-04-29Agreement $16,781,937 — from 486 BKLYN REALTY LLC; 90 BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC; OCEANWALK CONDO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,781,937
2015-04-29Agreement $62,417,214 — from MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC; NEW YORK COMUNITY BANK; 486 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; 3100 BK to NEW YORK COMUNITY BANK $62,417,214
2015-03-20Deed $13,014,714 — from PARK & COAST II, LLC to 780 BKLYN REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC; 645 BKLYN REALTY LLC; MINNETONKA III BKLYN $13,014,714
2014-07-17Agreement $17,032,452 — from PARK & COAST I, LLC; PARK & COAST III, LLC; PARK & COAST II, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,032,452
2014-07-17Mortgage $1,180,369 — from PARK & COAST III, LLC; PARK & COAST I, LLC; PARK & COAST II, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,180,369
2014-07-17Mortgage $7,435,557 — from PARK & COAST I, LLC; PARK & COAST III, LLC; PARK & COAST II, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,435,557

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741380649
201807710785
20190413622144
20208912201140
20216018621195
202231440149
20230223702241
202400850186
202502300335
202601440146
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 1,517Ownership & money 74Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,749 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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