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515 Ovington Avenue

533Records
19City systems
21Open violations
32Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11209 · Neighborhood: Bay Ridge
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533 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 311 service requests, 72 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11209
Built1956
Floors6
Res. units67
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)OVINGTON STREET LLC
BBL3058740084
BIN3145824

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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 55% 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. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Blocked Driveway (21) · Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$80,500 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 (1956)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)Ovington Street LLC
Head officerHUSSEIN ISMAIL
Managing agentLeaders Maintenance Corp.
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,280,000 $2,376,000
2026$6,326,000 $2,846,700
2027$5,964,000 $2,683,800

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (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

SubwayBay Ridge Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Bay Ridge Av — B63 · 250 ft
Citi Bike68 St & 5 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
Middle: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington. 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

515 Ovington Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

92 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 LEADERS MAINTENANCE CORP. — 14 buildings, 567 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
515 Ovington Avenue BK67 A
800 Avenue H BK67 B
436 New York Avenue BK54 A
357 Avenue P BK53 B
1014 Avenue J BK50 C
35 Linden Boulevard BK48 B
1350 East 18 Street BK43 B
2530 Ocean Avenue BK42 C
909 Avenue T BK33 B
558 Parkside Avenue BK32 B
566 Parkside Avenue BK27 C
545 46 Street BK17 A
553 46 Street BK17 B
557 46 Street BK17 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,200,000 on 2020-06-25 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-15M&CON $10,000,000 — from OVINGTON STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $10,000,000
2020-06-25Mortgage $12,200,000 — from LANG DEVELOPMENT CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,200,000
2020-06-25AL&R $12,200,000 — from LANG DEVELOPMENT CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,200,000
2020-06-24RPTT&RET $16,900,000 — from SILVER, LINDA T.; ALBERT, PENNY to OVINGTON SHAREHOLDER LLC $16,900,000
1986-01-29Mortgage $10,373 — from LANG DVLPT CORP to EMIGRANT SAVS BANK $10,373

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
78
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741120017
20180290112
201901130317
20200394117
202101220124
202202280232
202322710378
202401462352
202500304135
202600662169
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 434Ownership & money 21Health & systems 17

Every one of the 533 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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