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188 Ocean Parkway

105Records
12City systems
23Open violations
726.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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105 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 23 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)EDITH LINN, TRUSTEE
BBL3053380011
BIN3124680

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 726.7. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-09-02.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$159,000 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,132,000 $127,920
2026$2,390,000 $143,400
2027$2,804,000 $168,240

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

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

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 5 St — B35 · 300 ft
Citi BikeOcean Pkwy & Church Ave · 250 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

188 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $100,000 on 2004-06-08 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-06-08Mortgage $100,000 — from AKA EDITH LINN; LINN MILLER, EDITH to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $100,000
2003-11-06Mortgage $180,000 — from MILLER, EDITH LYNN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $180,000
2002-05-17Mortgage $150,000 — from LINN, EDITH to ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC $150,000
1998-04-07Mortgage $150,000 — from MILLER, EDITH LINN to TMS MORTGAGE INC.; MONEY STORE $150,000
1992-06-09Mortgage $55,000 — from MILLER, EDITH LINN to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE ST $55,000
1986-10-16Mortgage $150,000 — from ABRAMSON, LAWRENCE B; ABRAMSON, EDITH LINN to GREENPOINT SAVS BANK $150,000
1985-09-18Mortgage $50,000 — from LINN, EDITH; ABRAMSON, LAWRENCE B to CITIBANK NA $50,000
1982-06-11Mortgage $50,000 — from LINN, EDITH; ABRAMSON, LAWRENCE B. to ABRAMSON, GLORIA; ABRAMSON, EDWARD $50,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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2018004004
2019002002
2020011002
2021005005
2022000202
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 22Health & systems 5

Every one of the 105 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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