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1916 Avenue K

720Records
19City systems
8Open violations
25.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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720 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 311 service requests, 145 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 115 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)OCEAN KAY RLTY CORP
BBL3067300059
BIN3180555

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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 51% 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 25.4. 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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (9) · Noise (8) · Blocked Driveway (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,212,952 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP
Head officerHESHY EISSENBERG
Managing agentNEWPORT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,095,000 $2,742,750
2026$6,328,000 $2,847,600
2027$6,663,000 $2,998,350

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · 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 $1,342,680 a year ($20.04 per sq ft), operating expenses $547,390 ($8.17 per sq ft), net operating income $795,290. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue K — B49 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

1916 Avenue K

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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 NEWPORT MANAGEMENT LLC — 39 buildings, 3,321 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B17 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
190 72 Street BK455 B
367 Avenue S BK156 B
3080 Voorhies Avenue BK153 C
3845 Shore Parkway BK153 B
820 Ocean Parkway BK132 B
855 East 7 Street BK131 A
763 Ocean Parkway BK124 B
1900 Quentin Road BK124 C
280 Ocean Parkway BK114 A
1802 Ocean Parkway BK113 D
770 Ocean Parkway BK100 A
800 Ocean Parkway BK100 B
1610 Avenue P BK100 B
800 Cortelyou Road BK93 A
145 72 Street BK84 A
340 Ocean Parkway BK77 B
1833 Ocean Avenue BK74 B
2781A Ocean Avenue BK72 A
2246 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
388 Avenue S BK72 A
2922 Nostrand Avenue BK69 B
8023 19 Avenue BK60 A
1916 Avenue K BK60 A
1560 Ocean Parkway BK59 B
330 Ocean Parkway BK54 B
1289 East 19 Street BK52 A
706 Riverside Drive MN51 B
488 Ocean Parkway BK49 A
6901 Narrows Avenue BK48 A
2954 Brighton 12 Street BK48 A
2964 Brighton 12 Street BK48 A
1877 East 12 Street BK48 A
527 Avenue X BK44 A
1472 43 Street BK39 B
1100 Ocean Avenue BK30 C
651 Coney Island Avenue BK21 A
800 Ocean Avenue BK16 B
806 Ocean Avenue BK13 B
810 Ocean Avenue BK13 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2016-07-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-24RPTT&RET $270,000 — from TAMARA VERKHOVSKAYA AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ALEXANDER VERKHOVSKY; VERKHOVSKY, YURY; VE to EYMIROV, BAHADYR $270,000
2024-09-18Sold for $270,000 $270,000 $4,500
2023-11-29RPTT&RET $455,000 — from ESTATE OF BARBARA BRZOWSKY; SARA BRZOWSKY to MORGULETS, OLGA $455,000
2023-11-01Sold for $455,000 $455,000 $7,583
2023-08-30RPTT&RET $425,000 — from VAYSMAN, RAISA to KILLICK, RACHEL; DELPECHE, MARTINE $425,000
2023-08-24Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $7,083
2023-04-05RPTT&RET $165,000 — from FABIANSKI, PETER to GURVICH, ELIZABETH $165,000
2022-12-21RPTT&RET $329,000 — from FROMER, DAVID to SARKAR, SHARMEEN $329,000
2022-12-08Sold for $329,000 $329,000 $5,483
2022-08-15Mortgage $1,236,837 — from OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,236,837
2022-08-15Agreement $2,900,000 — from OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,900,000
2022-08-15AL&R $2,900,000 — from OCEN KAY REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,900,000
2021-06-18RPTT&RET $465,000 — from MAJESTIC REALTY ASSOCIATES to MILMAN, LYUDMILA; STAVIN, GARY $465,000
2021-06-08Sold for $465,000 $465,000 $7,750
2020-06-08RPTT&RET $315,000 — from OLEG KOKOSHA; ALINA YELSKAYA to FROMER, DAVID $315,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170282012
201802212227
201901286237
202003127123
20210373114
202222410220
202332910529
202415394150
202512220328
202605391146
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 425Ownership & money 165Health & systems 23

Every one of the 720 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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