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1438 Ocean Avenue

3,740Records
16City systems
173Open violations
236.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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3,740 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,323 311 service requests, 1,320 HPD complaints, 910 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units50
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)1436 OCEAN AVE LLC
BBL3067120076
BIN3179807

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 236.9. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations173 total — 81 class C (immediately hazardous), 87 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

181 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 118). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

38
’23–24
25
’24–25
118
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

312 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (117) · HEAT/HOT WATER (90) · PLUMBING (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · WATER LEAK (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

$163,880 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (50)
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)1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC
Head officerPANKAJ K PRASAD
Managing agentPRASAD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,182,000 $981,900
2026$2,429,000 $1,093,050
2027$2,467,000 $1,110,150

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2016 (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

SubwayAvenue J — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue J — B49 BM1 BM3 BM4 · 400 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

1438 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

312 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 90 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 PRASAD MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 416 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147-15 Northern Boulevard QN94 A
1438 Ocean Avenue BK50 C
309 East 19 Street BK42 B
1900 Newkirk Avenue BK36 B
35-51 94 Street QN35 A
991 President Street BK33 B
1815 Beverley Road BK30 B
993 President Street BK30 B
900 East 18 Street BK22 C
35-45 94 Street QN20 C
35-25 94 Street QN20 C
1436 Ocean Avenue BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $380,000 on 2015-12-18 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-20Agreement $6,045,000 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC; LUMENT CAPITAL $6,045,000
2021-01-20Mortgage $395,178 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to LUMENT CAPITAL; ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $395,178
2015-12-18Mortgage $1,944,810 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,944,810
2015-12-18Agreement $6,180,000 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,180,000
2015-12-18Deed $11,000,000 — from BRG OCEAN 18 LLC; CLAYTON MOR LLC to 1436 OCEAN AVE LLC $11,000,000
2015-12-18Mortgage $380,000 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $380,000
2015-12-18AL&R $6,560,000 — from 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $6,560,000
2013-05-16Agreement $4,450,000 — from CLAYTON MOR, L.L.C.; BRG OCEAN 18 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,450,000
2013-05-16Mortgage $1,786,256 — from CLAYTON MOR, L.L.C.; BRG OCEAN 18 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,786,256
2013-05-16AL&R $4,450,000 — from BRG OCEAN 18 LLC; CLAYTON MOR, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,450,000
2009-09-24Mortgage $2,800,000 — from BRG OCEAN 18 LLC; CLAYTON MOR, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $2,800,000
2009-09-24AL&R $2,800,000 — from BRG OCEAN 18 LLC; CLAYTON MOR, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $2,800,000
2007-11-26Deed $4,800,000 — from GUNDEM REALTY CORPORATION to BRG OCEAN 18, LLC; CLAYTON MOR COMPANY, LLC $4,800,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
2022
660
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170515000155
20180124600247
20190122500226
20200022200222
20210110850114
20220115600157
20232665002660
20242513403144
20250724900256
20260219000192
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 3,655Ownership & money 29Health & systems 8

Every one of the 3,740 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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