4,200 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,342 HPD housing violations, 1,335 HPD complaints, 995 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 412.4. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 51 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$15,935 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
215 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (44) · Elevator (30) · PLUMBING (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13) · WATER LEAK (13).
$37,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | FLGSP 681 Ocean Ave LLC |
| Head officer | Ernest McClain |
| Managing agent | Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management |
| Last registered | 2026-05-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,228,000 | $1,452,600 |
| 2026 | $2,990,000 | $1,345,500 |
| 2027 | $2,588,000 | $1,164,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 2025 (1 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 | Beverley Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Church Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Tilden Av — B41 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Albemarle Rd & E 21 St · 500 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.
681 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 |
215 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 194 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $691,712 on 2018-07-27 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Agreement $3,853,267 — from FLGSP 681 OCEAN AVE LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. S/B/M; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,853,267 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Deed $4,929,112 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to FLGSP 681 OCEAN AVE LLC | $4,929,112 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $4,929,112 | $4,929,112 | $82,152 |
| 2021-10-04 | Mortgage $381,276 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NRE YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $381,276 | |
| 2021-10-04 | Agreement $6,409,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NRE YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,409,000 | |
| 2021-10-04 | AL&R $6,409,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NRE YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,409,000 | |
| 2018-07-27 | Mortgage $691,713 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $691,713 | |
| 2018-07-27 | Agreement $6,273,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,273,000 | |
| 2018-07-27 | AL&R $6,273,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,273,000 | |
| 2014-03-19 | Mortgage $1,897,548 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,897,548 | |
| 2014-03-19 | Agreement $6,135,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,135,000 | |
| 2014-03-11 | RPTT&RET $208,100,625 — from BAP I PREFERRED LLC to PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXV LLC | $208,100,625 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Agreement $62,538,084 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 292 ST. JOHNS LLC; 529 EAST 22 LLC; 1535 OCEAN LLC; 1803 BEVERLY LLC; 85 CLARKSON LLC; 210 | $62,538,084 | |
| 2012-01-23 | Mortgage $826,044 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $826,044 | |
| 2012-01-23 | Agreement $4,390,000 — from 681 OCEAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,390,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 0 | 15 | 193 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 154 | 3 | 4 | 172 |
| 2019 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 0 | 7 | 125 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 3 | 4 | 160 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 0 | 13 | 399 |
| 2023 | 0 | 26 | 380 | 0 | 9 | 415 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 205 | 0 | 7 | 222 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 497 | 0 | 4 | 508 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 231 |
Every one of the 4,200 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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