1,235 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 456 311 service requests, 323 HPD complaints, 123 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.3. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2017-01-27. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (41) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Noise (14) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Lead (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).
$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (114) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | IMPERIAL OCEAN CORP |
| Head officer | KEVIN M GERSHENSON |
| Managing agent | SUPERIOR REALTY GROUP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,544,000 | $4,294,800 |
| 2026 | $9,909,000 | $4,459,050 |
| 2027 | $8,462,000 | $3,807,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,536,842 a year ($19.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,415,882 ($10.85 per sq ft), net operating income $1,120,961. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| Subway | Ditmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 18 Av / Ocean Pkwy — B8 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 0.3 mi · 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.
540 Ocean Parkway
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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.
Managed by SUPERIOR REALTY GROUP — 21 buildings, 1,560 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41-15 45 Street | QN | 320 | B |
| 1176 Ocean Parkway | BK | 120 | C |
| 540 Ocean Parkway | BK | 114 | B |
| 30 Bay 29 Street | BK | 100 | A |
| 1363 Ocean Avenue | BK | 94 | A |
| 9602 4 Avenue | BK | 91 | A |
| 62-98 Saunders Street | QN | 88 | A |
| 41-43 39 Place | QN | 84 | A |
| 8100 Bay Parkway | BK | 84 | B |
| 118-14 83 Avenue | QN | 78 | A |
| 142-20 84 Drive | QN | 76 | B |
| 110-21 73 Road | QN | 71 | A |
| 399 Ocean Parkway | BK | 68 | A |
| 64-85 Saunders Street | QN | 61 | A |
| 114-06 Queens Boulevard | QN | 54 | A |
| 204 West 94 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 1139 46 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 4802 17 Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 1359 44 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 1647 47 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 3622 13 Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $375,387 on 2019-09-12 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from LEVI, FORTUNEE to BUTSON, GEOFFREY PHILIP | $380,000 | |
| 2025-09-30 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $3,333 |
| 2025-05-12 | RPTT&RET $710,000 — from PHA ASSOCIATES VIII LLC to BUONAROSA, ELIZABETH | $710,000 | |
| 2025-05-07 | Sold for $710,000 | $710,000 | $6,228 |
| 2024-07-11 | RPTT&RET $180,000 — from KUCIEL, ANNA to KRASNIQI, FORTUNA | $180,000 | |
| 2024-06-18 | Sold for $180,000 | $180,000 | $1,579 |
| 2023-11-03 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from BERJAOUI, MONZER to DINCER, DENIZ | $385,000 | |
| 2023-10-26 | Sold for $385,000 | $385,000 | $3,377 |
| 2023-10-11 | RPTT&RET $408,000 — from GLICK, AHUVA to BOCCONI, ANTHONY; WILLIAMS, JASON | $408,000 | |
| 2023-09-29 | RPTT&RET $690,000 — from HASELTINE, ERIC; WARCO, AMANDA to ZHANG, MEILIN; ZHANG, YALI | $690,000 | |
| 2023-09-29 | Sold for $408,000 | $408,000 | $3,579 |
| 2023-09-18 | Sold for $690,000 | $690,000 | $6,053 |
| 2022-11-16 | RPTT&RET $420,000 — from NEW YORK APARTMENT ENTERPRISES I, LLC to RUSSELL, FOREST; WARD, MELANIE A | $420,000 | |
| 2022-11-14 | Sold for $420,000 | $420,000 | $3,684 |
| 2022-05-31 | RPTT&RET $340,000 — from SOROKA, ASIA; BORENSZTEJN, RITA to MIRKIN, ILIA; MIRKIN, ELINA | $340,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 116 | 8 | 2 | 134 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 63 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 49 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 69 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
Every one of the 1,235 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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