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860 Ocean Avenue

1,441Records
18City systems
41Open violations
70.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,441 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 571 311 service requests, 475 HPD complaints, 201 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES
BBL3051620038
BIN3118803

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 70.9. 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 violations41 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
28
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

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

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (20) · WATER LEAK (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerALAN SHAMAH
Managing agentSHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,828,000 $2,172,600
2026$5,446,000 $2,450,700
2027$4,526,000 $2,036,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 86/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCortelyou Rd — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 18 St — B103 · 600 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
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

860 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

115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 1,298 units. Grades across the portfolio: B15 · C14 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1082 President Street BK80 B
65 East 19 Street BK69 B
2110 Newkirk Avenue BK67 C
1 St Pauls Court BK65 C
2015 Foster Avenue BK60 B
200 East 18 Street BK59 B
543 East 21 Street BK59 D
350 East 19 Street BK57 B
860 Ocean Avenue BK54 B
50 East 19 Street BK54 C
283 Albany Avenue BK53 B
538 East 21 Street BK53 B
672 St Nicholas Avenue MN48 B
1553 Ocean Avenue BK44 B
560 West 174 Street MN42 C
465 Ocean Avenue BK41 D
79 Bristol Street BK40 B
1901 Dorchester Road BK40 C
880 St Nicholas Avenue MN36 C
535 West 162 Street MN31 C
539 West 162 Street MN30 C
215 Martense Street BK29 B
1026 President Street BK28 B
522 West 147 Street MN21 B
526 West 147 Street MN21 C
534 West 147 Street MN21 C
1722 Caton Avenue BK20 B
1710 Caton Avenue BK20 C
530 West 147 Street MN20 C
1707 Caton Avenue BK20 C
1716 Caton Avenue BK16 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $626,429 on 2006-09-07 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-19Agreement $6,082,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $6,082,000
2024-08-19Mortgage $582,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $582,000
2019-07-22AL&R $5,500,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2019-07-22Agreement $5,500,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2019-07-22Mortgage $2,109,118 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,109,118
2015-09-09Agreement $3,700,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2015-09-09Mortgage $1,500,276 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,276
2011-01-20Mortgage $508,834 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $508,834
2011-01-20Agreement $2,400,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,400,000
2011-01-20AL&R $2,400,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,400,000
2006-09-07Agreement $2,000,000 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2006-09-07AL&R $2,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC $2,000,000
2006-09-07Mortgage $626,429 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $626,429
2002-02-12Mortgage $650,393 — from DORCHESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES LLC to HSBC BANK USA $650,393
1997-06-04Mortgage $85,326 — from DORCHESTER ASSOCIATES to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $85,326

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721710500124
2018014790396
201906593169
202003770181
202103910195
202201380140
202303710175
202401827292
202500760278
20260011201113
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 98Housing & tenants 1,263Ownership & money 64Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,441 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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