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179 Ocean Parkway

760Records
16City systems
27Open violations
32.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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760 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 259 311 service requests, 168 HPD complaints, 142 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units39
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)179 OCEAN OWNERS CORP
BBL3053290062
BIN3124347

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 32.3. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations27 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-11-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
20
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Dumping (2).

Filed construction activity

$265,100 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)179 OCEAN OWNERS CORP
Head officerROUSZ DELUCA
Managing agentCHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,787,000 $1,254,150
2026$2,902,000 $1,305,900
2027$2,897,000 $1,303,650

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $655,720 a year ($16.90 per sq ft), operating expenses $304,968 ($7.86 per sq ft), net operating income $350,752. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 7 St — B35 B103 BM3 BM4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeOcean Pkwy & Church Ave · 450 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

179 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2010-08-27 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank and Ncb). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-28RPTT&RET $599,000 — from LO, LINDA; LO, TIMON S to ROJAS, MARIA LUCIA $599,000
2026-09-23Sold for $599,000 $599,000 $15,359
2026-01-14RPTT&RET $400,000 — from DELUCA, ROUSZ; DELUCA, ANTHONY to WOLF JAMES, EMMA $400,000
2026-01-12Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $10,256
2025-01-30RPTT&RET $550,000 — from 179 OCEAN OWNERS CORP. to FELS, SOPHIE $550,000
2025-01-16Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $14,103
2024-11-20RPTT&RET $420,000 — from SPARE, SASHA to FULLER, BENJAMIN $420,000
2024-11-15RPTT&RET $375,000 — from FASANO, GEORGE to FIELD, CAITLIN E; SULLIVAN, JULIA E $375,000
2024-11-13Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $10,769
2024-11-06Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $9,615
2023-05-30RPTT&RET $410,000 — from FANSANO, FRANCIS D to GOTTLIEB, MARY KATE; GOTTLIEB, RISCHA $410,000
2023-05-19Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $10,513
2022-12-22RPTT&RET $395,000 — from JEDRLINIC, KATHERINE; LEVINE, ANDREW to DELUCA, ROUSZ; DELUCA, ANTHONY $395,000
2022-08-01Sold for $395,000 $395,000 $10,128
2021-12-01RPTT&RET $400,000 — from BANAJA, ABDULRAOUF; YOUNG, VIRGINIA to DAHMEN, ELIZABETH; MYERS, BRIANA $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170098017
201801123117
201900194326
202000442147
2021403613154
20221182113
202353452156
202411324543
202523362346
20260074213
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 578Ownership & money 113Health & systems 19

Every one of the 760 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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