990 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 361 HPD housing violations, 283 311 service requests, 253 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 219.1. 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 | 103 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2010-07-21. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
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43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
9 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PLUMBING (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · WATER LEAK (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | 1890 OCEAN AVE LLC |
| Head officer | FAY SIEGEL |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,465,000 | $659,250 |
| 2026 | $1,668,000 | $750,600 |
| 2027 | $1,567,000 | $705,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2020 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue N — B49 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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.
1890 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 |
79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $133,990 on 2019-05-03 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2019-05-03 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2019-05-03 | Mortgage $133,991 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C to FLUSHING BANK | $133,991 | |
| 2014-05-12 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2014-05-12 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2014-05-12 | Mortgage $173,512 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $173,512 | |
| 2009-04-09 | AL&R $1,225,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,225,000 | |
| 2009-04-09 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from PINCUS-CONNELLY, WENDY; PINCUS, WILLIAM to SIEGEL, FAY | $360,000 | |
| 2009-04-09 | Mortgage $1,225,000 — from 1890 OCEAN AVE., L.L.C. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,225,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| 2019 | 0 | 207 | 5 | 1 | 213 |
| 2020 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2021 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2022 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2024 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2025 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2026 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
Every one of the 990 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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