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1204 Ocean Avenue

5,821Records
18City systems
397Open violations
1063.8Penalty rate

5,821 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,925 HPD housing violations, 1,878 HPD complaints, 1,654 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1917
Floors4
Res. units59
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1192-1204 OCEAN AVE LLC
BBL3052400001
BIN3327327, 3327328, 3327329

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1063.8. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations397 total — 156 class C (immediately hazardous), 182 class B, 59 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-15.
Pending HPD litigation6 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

603 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 178 · winter 2024–25: 202 · winter 2025–26: 172). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

178
’23–24
202
’24–25
172
’25–26

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

691 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (279) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (55) · DOOR/WINDOW (52) · PAINT/PLASTER (49) · PLUMBING (45) · Noise (44).

Filed construction activity

$33,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)1192-1204 Ocean Ave LLC
Head officerLuis Solorzano
Managing agentLuis Solorzano
Last registered2026-04-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,315,000 $1,491,750
2026$4,082,000 $1,836,900
2027$4,370,000 $1,966,500

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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: Ocean Av / Glenwood Rd — B49 BM1 BM3 BM4 · 150 ft
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

1204 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

691 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 279 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,100,000 on 2015-09-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-26Mortgage $2,629 — from LENARD, STEVEN; LENARD, STEVEN; ENGEL, REBECCA; ENGEL, REBECCA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,629
2021-04-26Agreement $269,000 — from LENARD, STEVEN; ENGEL, REBECCA; ENGEL, REBECCA; LENARD, STEVEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $269,000
2019-08-12AL&R $6,200,000 — from 1192-1194 OCEAN AVE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,200,000
2019-08-12Agreement $6,200,000 — from 1192-1194 OCEAN AVE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $6,200,000
2019-08-12Mortgage $168,743 — from 1192-1194 OCEAN AVE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $168,743
2015-09-29Agreement $6,100,000 — from 1192-1204 OCEAN AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,100,000
2015-09-29Mortgage $6,100,000 — from 1192-1204 OCEAN AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,100,000
2015-09-29Mortgage $1,811,963 — from 1192-1204 OCEAN AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,811,963
2015-09-29Deed $9,700,000 — from 1192 OCEAN LLC to 1192-1204 OCEAN AVE LLC $9,700,000
2013-03-19Agreement $4,500,000 — from 1192 OCEAN LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2013-03-19Mortgage $1,300,062 — from 1192 OCEAN LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,300,062
2013-03-19Deed $6,000,000 — from 1925 REALTY LLC to 1192 OCEAN LLC $6,000,000
2013-03-19AL&R $4,500,000 — from 1192 OCEAN LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2009-05-04Agreement $3,246,688 — from 1925 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,246,688
2006-02-08AL&R $3,290,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1925 REALTY LLC $3,290,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175113300139
20180219001193
20190117941185
20200312101125
20210014221145
20220025503258
20230182301825
202404886010900
202507931012950
202609589011609
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 5,647Ownership & money 56Health & systems 44

Every one of the 5,821 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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