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134 Ocean Parkway

1,025Records
19City systems
62Open violations
61.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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1,025 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 322 HPD housing violations, 276 311 service requests, 240 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)S&G OCEAN LLC
BBL3053280023
BIN3124302

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 61.3. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations62 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-04.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$312 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: UNSANITARY CONDITION (34) · APPLIANCE (17) · Noise (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).

Filed construction activity

$167,450 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 (1931)
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)S & G OCEAN LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentJONAS EQUITIES, INC.
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,816,000 $3,067,200
2026$6,380,000 $2,871,000
2027$6,417,000 $2,887,650

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Caton Av / Ocean Pkwy — B16 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCaton Ave & E 7 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside
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

134 Ocean Parkway

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 — 7 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 JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 East 7 Street BK174 B
465 East 7 Street BK125 B
2355 East 12 Street BK121 C
115 Ocean Avenue BK99 B
214 East 8 Street BK91 A
315 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
1600 Caton Avenue BK79 A
714 East 27 Street BK71 B
297 Lenox Road BK66 B
181 Hawthorne Street BK59 B
134 Ocean Parkway BK54 B
175 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
2742 East 13 Street BK37 B
1620 Caton Avenue BK31 B
147 Ocean Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,473,145 on 2025-03-04 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-04AL&R $57,850,000 — from CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; S&G OCEAN LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $57,850,000
2025-03-04Agreement $57,850,000 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $57,850,000
2025-03-04Mortgage $1,473,146 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; CINNAM to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,473,146
2018-09-10Deed $18,300,000 — from LEV NNN REALTY, LLC; SUSAN ROBIN LLC to S&G OCEAN LLC $18,300,000
2018-09-10AL&R $9,150,000 — from S&G OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,150,000
2018-09-10Agreement $9,150,000 — from S&G OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,150,000
2018-09-10Mortgage $7,002,700 — from S&G OCEAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,002,700
2018-08-28Sold for $18,300,000 $18,300,000 $338,889
2016-03-09Agreement $2,250,000 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,250,000
2016-03-09Mortgage $420,285 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $420,285
2016-03-09AL&R $2,250,000 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,250,000
2011-03-21Mortgage $741,744 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $741,744
2011-03-21Agreement $2,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC $2,000,000
2011-03-21AL&R $2,000,000 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,000,000
2004-10-15Agreement $1,500,000 — from LEV REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173460215
2018141510232
20193130401309
2020039802103
202102290233
202201670270
202306290237
202406702280
20250212773139
202602620367
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 861Ownership & money 50Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,025 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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