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315 Ocean Parkway

1,189Records
19City systems
1Open violations
12.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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1,189 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 419 311 service requests, 370 HPD complaints, 168 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1961
Floors6
Res. units90
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC
BBL3053580063
BIN3125497

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% 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 12.7. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PLUMBING (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$66,000 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 (1961)
YesSix or more residential units (90)
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)ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC
Head officerLAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Managing agentJONAS EQUITIES
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$7,007,000 $3,153,150
2026$7,465,000 $3,359,250
2027$7,370,000 $3,316,500

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 $1,548,000 a year ($17.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $641,700 ($7.13 per sq ft), net operating income $906,300. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Slocum Pl — B68 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeOcean Pkwy & Ave C · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington
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

315 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $800,000 on 2019-10-11 (lender: Capital One, National Association), 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
2019-10-11AL&R $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2019-10-11Mortgage $800,000 — from 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2019-10-11Agreement $61,000,000 — from 222 EAST 8TH STREET L.L.C.; 465 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; AB to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $61,000,000
2015-09-29Agreement $40,200,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; CINNAM to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,200,000
2015-09-29Mortgage $20,188,200 — from ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; 217-227 EAST 7TH STREET L.L.C.; CINNAM to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $20,188,200
2015-09-29AL&R $40,200,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC; CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; ABIGAIL EQUITIES LLC; 217-227 EAST 7T to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,200,000
2011-07-05Mortgage $2,050,205 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,050,205
2011-07-05Agreement $7,700,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,700,000
2006-08-03Mortgage $1,998,853 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARKWAY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,998,853
2006-08-03Agreement $5,800,000 — from ARBERN 315 OCEAN PARWAY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,800,000
2004-05-26Agreement $3,980,000 — from 315 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,980,000
2004-05-26Mortgage $982,737 — from 315 OCEAN ASSOCIATES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $982,737
2002-05-22Mortgage $1,082,962 — from 315 OCEAN ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,082,962
1996-07-10Mortgage $619,946 — from 315 OCEAN ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $619,946
1988-01-22Mortgage $1,081,864 — from 315 OCEAN ASSOC to EAST NY SAVS BANK $1,081,864

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201745520061
201835390350
201915453357
202005370143
202101790282
202201280130
202301580261
202406240232
202501270129
202600370138
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 970Ownership & money 41Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,189 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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