1,377 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 872 311 service requests, 264 HPD complaints, 68 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
122 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 87 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
299 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (193) · HEAT/HOT WATER (60) · Blocked Driveway (9) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Dirty Condition (4).
$9,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1949) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (120) |
| 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) | ELMRAY APTS CO LLC |
| Head officer | ZACHARY KERR |
| Managing agent | M&R MANAGEMENT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,322,000 | $3,744,900 |
| 2026 | $8,725,000 | $3,926,250 |
| 2027 | $8,311,000 | $3,739,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | Avenue M — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue M — B49 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel 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.
1818 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 |
299 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 60 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 M & R MANAGEMENT CO INC — 10 buildings, 921 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1255 East 19 Street | BK | 144 | A |
| 2365 East 13 Street | BK | 124 | A |
| 1818 Ocean Avenue | BK | 120 | B |
| 1230 Avenue X | BK | 106 | B |
| 2323 East 12 Street | BK | 92 | A |
| 1411 Avenue V | BK | 91 | A |
| 1869 83 Street | BK | 83 | A |
| 2245 Ocean Parkway | BK | 74 | A |
| 3692 Bedford Avenue | BK | 51 | A |
| 2175 East 15 Street | BK | 36 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,650,000 on 1999-06-07 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from ELMRAY APTS CO., LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2017-01-31 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from ELMRAY APTS CO., LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2017-01-31 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ELMRAY APTS CO., LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-01-22 | Mortgage $3,157,626 — from ELMRAY APTS CO., LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION | $3,157,626 | |
| 2007-01-22 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from ELMRAY APTS CO., LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION | $5,500,000 | |
| 1999-06-07 | Mortgage $2,650,000 — from ELMRAY APTS CO LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $2,650,000 | |
| 1993-12-13 | Mortgage $572,847 — from M&R MANAGEMENT CO; KERR, EVELYN IND/TR; MEYER BERFOND TR NO1; KERR, BENJAMIN TRSTEE to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK | $572,847 | |
| 1991-12-26 | Mortgage $527,284 — from KERR, BENJAMIN/TRUSTEE; KERR, EVELYN/TRUSTEE; MEYER BERFOND TR NO.1 to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK | $527,284 | |
| 1987-05-07 | Mortgage $650,000 — from KERR, EVELYN/INDV/TR; KERR, BENJAMIN/TRUSTEE to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK | $650,000 | |
| 1984-10-03 | Mortgage $294,601 — from ELMRAY BUILDING CO INC to NYC HPD | $294,601 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 3 | 164 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
Every one of the 1,377 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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