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525 Ocean Parkway

997Records
18City systems
6Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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997 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 372 311 service requests, 160 HPD housing violations, 157 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1963
Floors6
Res. units62
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)PARKWAY HOUSE RLTY ASSOC
BBL3054000091
BIN3127251

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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 67% 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 8.6. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-31.

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.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (61) · Illegal Parking (17) · Blocked Driveway (11) · Missed Collection (8) · Animal (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,075,576 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
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)PARKWAY HOUSE INC.
Head officerSOFIA WAKSMAN
Managing agentJALEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,390,000 $2,425,500
2026$5,596,000 $2,518,200
2027$4,940,000 $2,223,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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 $1,374,572 a year ($22.09 per sq ft), operating expenses $711,243 ($11.43 per sq ft), net operating income $663,329. 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 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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.

1 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

SubwayDitmas Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / E 8 St — B8 · 750 ft
Citi BikeCortelyou Rd & E 8 St · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. K134
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

525 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

107 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JALEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 43 buildings, 2,278 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
8847 Bay 16 Street BK192 B
144-40 38 Avenue QN168 A
2665 Homecrest Avenue BK157 A
2616 Homecrest Avenue BK140 B
52-05 39 Road QN115 A
2330 Voorhies Avenue BK105 B
1350 East 5 Street BK96 A
2580 Ocean Parkway BK90 A
80 Avenue P BK83 A
7609 4 Avenue BK82 A
8718 Ridge Boulevard BK78 A
3144 Emmons Avenue BK75 A
525 Ocean Parkway BK62 A
111-39 76 Road QN61 A
243 78 Street BK60 A
8721 Bay Parkway BK60 A
8320 Bay Parkway BK53 B
9921 4 Avenue BK52 A
8701 Ridge Boulevard BK43 A
570 Ocean Parkway BK43 A
7814 4 Avenue BK40 A
672 45 Street BK40 B
7802 4 Avenue BK39 A
452 Park Place BK39 B
182 Hull Street BK32 A
7913 Bay Parkway BK31 A
609 West 186 Street MN26 B
263 74 Street BK26 A
40 Wyckoff Street BK25 B
6901 Shore Road BK24 A
430 78 Street BK23 A
7201 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK21 A
364 90 Street BK17 A
472 41 Street BK16 A
1441 67 Street BK11 A
1327 67 Street BK11 A
950 70 Street BK9 A
129 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
249 Hull Street BK8 B
614 67 Street BK6 B
1023 72 Street BK6 A
134-34 Blossom Avenue QN3 C
134-30 Blossom Avenue QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $86,162 on 1993-08-17 (lender: Independence Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-25RPTT&RET $680,000 — from ZHANG, XING to MORRIS, JOSEPH S; CARDWELL, REBECCA C $680,000
2026-06-16Sold for $680,000 $680,000 $10,968
2025-08-12RPTT&RET $895,000 — from BOWLES SMITH, KATHERINE; SMITH, MATTHEW to PEPE, CHRISTOPHER; GOMEZ, MADELINE $895,000
2025-07-29RPTT&RET $325,000 — from JASIK, GARBO C to TOMCHIN, ARTIOM; POLNAREV, ANTHONY $325,000
2025-07-25Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $5,242
2025-07-15Sold for $895,000 $895,000 $14,435
2024-08-29RPTT&RET $830,000 — from MENDEZ, MARISA; MENDEZ, MARC to REYNOLDS, KRISTIN; REYNOLDS, MATTHEW $830,000
2024-08-16Sold for $830,000 $830,000 $13,387
2024-07-23RPTT&RET $265,000 — from SMITH, GERSON to SUKKUR, FATIMA $265,000
2024-07-09Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $4,274
2024-02-06RPTT&RET $280,000 — from STERN, STEVEN to JASIK, GARBO C $280,000
2024-02-02RPTT&RET $770,000 — from HARNEY, EMILY; DEVINE, JESSE to GAZZO, TIMOTHY; GAZZO, DESIREE $770,000
2024-01-29Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $4,516
2024-01-09Sold for $770,000 $770,000 $12,419
2023-10-12RPTT&RET $90,000 — from JOEL BRETTSCHNEIDER AS TRUSTEE; ESTATE OF MARJORIE BRENT to YING XIE, SANDY SHU; LEONG, SEE KUEN $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706285039
20188394132120
2019523390168
2020127130133
2021202412240
202200524157
202302699181
202402288240
202501364344
2026004721169
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 707Ownership & money 164Health & systems 15

Every one of the 997 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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