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1212 Ocean Avenue

952Records
19City systems
40Open violations
8.7Penalty rate

952 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 272 HPD complaints, 246 311 service requests, 189 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)1212 OCEAN AVE HDFC INC
BBL3066940046
BIN3179159

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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 8.7. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations40 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1998-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Non (1) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$353,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)1212 Ocean Avenue, LLC
Head officerKristin Schaumleffel
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,554,000 $2,049,300
2026$4,386,000 $1,973,700
2027$4,714,000 $2,121,300

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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 $971,078 a year ($19.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $243,013 ($4.99 per sq ft), net operating income $728,065. 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 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayAvenue H — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Glenwood Rd — B49 · under 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

1212 Ocean 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

12 311 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Riverdale Avenue BX121 B
128 West 138 Street MN60 A
270 Convent Avenue MN60 A
897 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
1212 Ocean Avenue BK48 A
161 East 88 Street MN42 A
353 West 141 Street MN40 A
421 Crown Street BK39 B
2025 Valentine Avenue BX36 B
450 West 147 Street MN32 B
501 West 156 Street MN32 B
273 West 136 Street MN32 A
526 West 158 Street MN30 A
2049 5 Avenue MN28 C
467 Lenox Avenue MN25 B
88 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
108 West 95 Street MN24 B
1384 Pacific Street BK23 C
1987 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
1723 Townsend Avenue BX21 B
1711 Townsend Avenue BX21 A
110 West 114 Street MN20 B
558 West 148 Street MN20 B
110 Cambridge Place BK20 B
454 West 152 Street MN20 B
116 Cambridge Place BK20 A
450 West 152 Street MN20 A
1608 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
357 West 115 Street MN18 A
289 Parkside Avenue BK16 A
283 Parkside Avenue BK16 B
107 West 105 Street MN15 A
371 West 120 Street MN15 A
364 West 121 Street MN15 A
981 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
753 St Nicholas Avenue MN12 A
7 West 131 Street MN12 A
271 West 150 Street MN11 C
303 West 149 Street MN10 A
8 St Nicholas Terrace MN10 B
59 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
829 Nostrand Avenue BK10 B
494 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
2039 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 A
831 Nostrand Avenue BK9 B
100 Ralph Avenue BK8 A
384 Manhattan Avenue MN8 B
523 West 150 Street MN8 B
503 West 150 Street MN8 A
219 Thomas S Boyland St BK8 C
222 West 136 Street MN7 C
307 West 107 Street MN7 A
302 West 122 Street MN6 A
741 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 A
241 West 137 Street MN5 D
61 Morningside Avenue MN5 C
203 West 122 Street MN5 B
738 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
136 West 118 Street MN3 D
160 West 128 Street MN2 C

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $850,000 on 2020-12-16 (lender: Natonal Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-26RPTT&RET $380,000 — from THE ESTATE OF JOSH COOK; KERRY ARCHER, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR to GRIFFITH, ZOE $380,000
2025-06-10Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $7,917
2025-05-05RPTT&RET $120,879 — from E/O PATRICIA NOFERI A/KA/ MARY PATRICIA to 1212 OCEAN AVENUE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP $120,879
2025-04-25Sold for $120,879 $120,879 $2,518
2025-01-07RPTT&RET $115,000 — from SANTOS, CHANDEEN; WARDELL, ISHTAR to YAPICI, EREN $115,000
2024-12-30Sold for $115,000 $115,000 $2,396
2023-02-07RPTT&RET $500,000 — from FILIPKOWSKI, PAWEL to MARSOW, MINA $500,000
2023-01-31Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $10,417
2022-04-06RPTT&RET $327,000 — from MAZYCK, MARSHALL to BURDITT, COLEMAN $327,000
2022-03-28Sold for $327,000 $327,000 $6,813
2022-01-04RPTT&RET $355,000 — from GLICKMAN, DAVID to RUSSEL, SHERRY; CABEEN, CATHERINE $355,000
2021-12-21RPTT&RET $275,000 — from PAVERUD, JOSHUA to GAYNOR, MONIQUE $275,000
2021-12-20Sold for $355,000 $355,000 $7,396
2021-11-18Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $5,729
2021-11-15RPTT&RET $270,000 — from RICKETTS, TED to TORY-MURPHY, LEANNE LYNCH $270,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703102015
201871262339
201971126430
202001126221
2021793913472
202223133324
2023011316
2024034119
202521115019
202601152119
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 724Ownership & money 58Health & systems 20

Every one of the 952 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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