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1946 Ocean Avenue

282Records
14City systems
3Open violations
1.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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282 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 HPD complaints, 53 311 service requests, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built2022
Floors7
Res. units47
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC
BBL3067570038
BIN3181613, 3369502, 3430111

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 1.1. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Blocked Driveway (7) · Noise (5) · Elevator (3) · Street Condition (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,865,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1950 Ocean Realty LLC
Head officerMeir Roth
Managing agentRed Group Management
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,361,000 $2,862,450
2026$9,944,000 $4,474,800
2027$10,141,000 $4,563,450

The city's market estimate has risen 59% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Flood exposure

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayAvenue M — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue O — B49 · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

1946 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 RED GROUP MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 293 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
10-56 Neilson Street QN53 A
382 Willoughby Avenue BK50 A
1946 Ocean Avenue BK47 A
146 Beach 9 Street QN46 A
156 Beach 9 Street QN42 A
62 Clermont Avenue BK25 A
228 Malcolm X Boulevard BK15 A
2-29 Beach 14 Street QN15 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,479,800 on 2022-01-07 (lender: Popular Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-03Agreement $18,400,000 — from POPULAR BANK to 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC $18,400,000
2025-01-03AL&R $18,400,000 — from 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $18,400,000
2022-01-07Mortgage $15,920,200 — from 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $15,920,200
2022-01-07AL&R $15,920,200 — from 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $15,920,200
2022-01-07Mortgage $2,479,800 — from 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $2,479,800
2022-01-07AL&R $2,479,800 — from 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $2,479,800
2018-04-04Deed $2,150,000 — from JANE E. SHAPIRO, CO EXECUTOR; LAWRENCE M. ISAACSON, CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF THELMA ISAACSON to 1950 OCEAN REALTY LLC $2,150,000
2017-03-22Sold for $2,150,000 $2,150,000 $45,745

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000101
201840121017
20194330010
202015312021
2021206008
20221328125058
202321700129
2024124101027
20255484122
202603130016
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 16Health & systems 2

Every one of the 282 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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