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1996 Ocean Avenue

948Records
16City systems
0Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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948 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 410 HPD complaints, 336 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)KINGS ELDORADO LLC
BBL3067660014
BIN3182038

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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 73% 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 5.5. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Water System (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)KINGS ELDORADO LLC
Head officerROCHELLE DEUTSCH
Managing agentGUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,396,000 $1,078,200
2026$2,042,000 $918,900
2027$2,243,000 $1,009,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

4 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

SubwayKings Hwy — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue O — B49 · 50 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

1996 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1890 East 5 Street BK95 B
611 Argyle Road BK84 A
35-45 79 Street QN78 A
99-34 67 Road QN67 B
1212 Newkirk Avenue BK66 B
5502 14 Avenue BK59 A
33-38 Parsons Boulevard QN53 B
2020 Avenue V BK50 A
515 Avenue I BK47 A
387 Ocean Parkway BK46 B
1801 Avenue L BK45 A
1996 Ocean Avenue BK43 A
78 Webster Avenue BK32 C
4582 Manhattan College Py BX25 B
45-55 39 Street QN25 A
1208 Sheepshead Bay Road BK12 A
57 Graham Avenue BK8 B
154 Graham Avenue BK7 A
156 Graham Avenue BK7 A
233 Hewes Street BK4 C
73 Graham Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2021-04-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-08Agreement $2,600,000 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $2,600,000
2021-04-08Mortgage $1,300,000 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $1,300,000
2017-05-02Agreement $1,300,000 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2017-05-02Mortgage $40,053 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $40,053
2010-08-11Agreement $1,425,000 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,425,000
2010-08-11Mortgage $47,105 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $47,105
2003-12-03Mortgage $939,158 — from KINGS ELDORADO LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $939,158
1990-05-23Mortgage $676,249 — from KINGS ELDORADO ASSOC to DIME SAVS BANK/WMSBURGH $676,249
1984-03-05Mortgage $357,716 — from KINGS ELDORADO ASSOC to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK $357,716

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171133017
20181200526
20193440653
2020114101143
20212192326
20220140115
202301012
2024090211
2025190111
20263140421
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 834Ownership & money 28Health & systems 25

Every one of the 948 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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