1,208 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 447 311 service requests, 375 HPD complaints, 245 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 82.9. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 107 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2003-03-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 36). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Illegal Parking (7) · Rodent (7) · Elevator (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (6).
$331,956 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| 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) | 1400 OCEAN AVE INC |
| Head officer | ALI BALIDERLIC |
| Managing agent | US REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,985,000 | $1,343,250 |
| 2026 | $3,302,000 | $1,485,900 |
| 2027 | $2,750,000 | $1,237,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Avenue J — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue I — B49 · 150 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.
1400 Ocean Avenue
| 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 |
121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2014-11-18 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-09 | Mortgage $204,716 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $204,716 | |
| 2020-01-09 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2019-04-16 | RPTT&RET $1,210,000 — from ANITA WALKER FAMILY TRUST; JOSEPH BENJAMIN MANDEL, TRUSTEE; JOSEPH BENJAMIN MANDEL, TRUSTE to POLINSKY, HARRIET; POLINSKY, HARRIET | $1,210,000 | |
| 2019-04-10 | Sold for $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $25,208 |
| 2014-11-18 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,600,000 | |
| 2010-12-10 | Mortgage $1,893,744 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,893,744 | |
| 2010-12-10 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2010-11-05 | Mortgage $1,466,909 — from GTP TOWERS I, LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $1,466,909 | |
| 2008-03-18 | EASE $174,488 — from 1400 OCEAN AVENUE, INC. to COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL GROUP I, LLC | $174,488 | |
| 2004-11-24 | SPRD $499,950 — from 46TH STREET PROPERTIES LLC; BAUGHMAN REALTY LLC; NOSTRAND NEWKIRK REALTY, LLC; 2505 BEDFOR to MICHAEL LIPPMAN | $499,950 | |
| 1999-03-25 | Mortgage $991,222 — from 1400 OCEAN AVE INC to FEIGENBAUM, ABRAHAM | $991,222 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 140 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 126 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 90 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 65 |
Every one of the 1,208 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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