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1021 Ocean Avenue

637Records
17City systems
87Open violations
10.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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637 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 198 HPD housing violations, 177 311 service requests, 172 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)AVENUE K ML LLC
BBL3052200079
BIN3120598

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.6. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations87 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Building/Use (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$93,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1021 PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerMURAT ALIQKAJ
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,339,000 $602,550
2026$1,103,000 $496,350
2027$1,409,000 $634,050

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwayNewkirk Plaza — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Foster Av / Ocean Av — B8 B49 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

1021 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2006-02-02 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-04-27AL&R $2,200,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to BNB BANK $2,200,000
2020-04-27Agreement $2,200,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to BNB BANK $2,200,000
2020-04-27Mortgage $230,544 — from 1021 PROPERTIES LLC; AVENUE K ML LLC to BNB BANK $230,544
2016-08-03Mortgage $626,186 — from 1021 PROPERTIES LLC; AVENUE K ML LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $626,187
2016-08-03AL&R $2,125,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $2,125,000
2016-08-03Agreement $2,125,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $2,125,000
2013-01-24Mortgage $405,112 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $405,112
2013-01-24AL&R $1,475,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,475,000
2013-01-24Agreement $1,475,000 — from AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,475,000
2013-01-24Mortgage $125,000 — from 1021 PROPERTIES LLC; AVENUE K ML LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $125,000
2013-01-24Deed $2,000,000 — from 1021 REALTY NY LLC to AVENUE K ML LLC; 1021 PROPERTIES LLC $2,000,000
2013-01-24AL&R $125,000 — from 1021 PROPERTIES LLC; AVENUE K ML LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $125,000
2012-06-15Agreement $1,069,888 — from 1021 REALTY NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,069,888
2009-05-04Agreement $1,085,519 — from 1021 REALTY NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,085,519
2006-02-02Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 1021 REALTY NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003014
201800280129
201900220123
20202017531181
20210013101132
202200120517
202300120214
2024017019
202500140115
2026012014
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 575Ownership & money 33Health & systems 15

Every one of the 637 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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