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1155 Ocean Avenue

1,391Records
19City systems
38Open violations
51.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,391 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 661 311 service requests, 343 HPD complaints, 162 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)1155 OCEAN APT CORP
BBL3052410023
BIN3121397

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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 51.9. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations38 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2003-03-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
19
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

150 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (63) · GENERAL (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Illegal Parking (10) · APPLIANCE (9) · Abandoned Vehicle (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,038,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (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)1155 OCEAN APT. CORP.
Head officerNATHANIEL KATIN-BORLAND
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,244,000 $1,909,800
2026$3,911,000 $1,759,950
2027$4,101,000 $1,845,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,049,908 a year ($13.55 per sq ft), operating expenses $529,991 ($6.84 per sq ft), net operating income $519,918. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

1155 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

150 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $389,583 on 2023-03-09 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-24Sold for $465,000 $465,000 $7,881
2024-03-18AL&R $1,500,000 — from 1155 OCEAN APT. CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,500,000
2024-03-18Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 1155 OCEAN APT. CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,500,000
2023-11-15RPTT&RET $402,500 — from WOOD, JOCELYN M to ADAIR, GAVIN LORING; EE, SARAH $402,500
2023-11-01Sold for $402,500 $402,500 $6,822
2023-03-09AL&R $1,900,000 — from 1155 OCEAN APT. CORP. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2023-03-09Agreement $1,900,000 — from 1155 OCEAN APT. CORP. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2023-03-09Mortgage $389,584 — from 1155 OCEAN APT. CORP. to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $389,584
2021-11-16RPTT&RET $385,000 — from THIEMAN, TRAVIS to MEHDIZADEH, KHADIJEH A; MEHDIZADEH, MEETRA H $385,000
2021-11-08Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $6,525
2021-10-05RPTT&RET $845,000 — from LILES, MELISSA; VAN ASSEN, HENK to JAHN, KRISTA; HOLLENDER, IAN $845,000
2021-09-29Sold for $845,000 $845,000 $14,322
2021-08-23RPTT&RET $800,000 — from BLACK, WADE to KLEIN, SCOTT; WAY, SARAH $800,000
2021-08-11Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $13,559
2020-11-24RPTT&RET $90,000 — from RAWLINSON, NANCY; THORPE CJ, LUCAS to RAWLINSON, NANCY $90,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701206027
20180012301124
20190114953158
202000319040
202101206128
202200540155
2023413711255
202421855194
202544800290
202634881197
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 1,117Ownership & money 180Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,391 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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