2,444 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,008 311 service requests, 687 HPD complaints, 480 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 92.6. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 78 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1989-09-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
417 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (123) · Noise (75) · Dirty Condition (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · PLUMBING (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (17).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (94) |
| 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) | 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | ISAAC ROSENFELD |
| Managing agent | JBM ESTATES NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,151,000 | $1,867,950 |
| 2026 | $4,183,000 | $1,882,350 |
| 2027 | $4,078,000 | $1,835,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 2025 (2 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 | Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue S — B49 BM3 · 100 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.
2345 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 |
417 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 JBM ESTATES NY LLC — 12 buildings, 593 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C7. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2345 Ocean Avenue | BK | 94 | B |
| 2101 Albemarle Road | BK | 94 | B |
| 3021 Avenue I | BK | 84 | A |
| 1800 Albemarle Road | BK | 72 | C |
| 2330 Ocean Avenue | BK | 48 | C |
| 178 East 95 Street | BK | 42 | C |
| 2075 Bedford Avenue | BK | 40 | C |
| 1722 Albemarle Road | BK | 36 | B |
| 735 Ocean Avenue | BK | 36 | C |
| 300 South 3 Street | BK | 24 | C |
| 3203 Snyder Avenue | BK | 15 | C |
| 154 Grattan Street | BK | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,419,102 on 2020-05-26 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-26 | AL&R $12,265,000 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A., | $12,265,000 | |
| 2020-05-26 | Agreement $12,265,000 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A., | $12,265,000 | |
| 2020-05-26 | Mortgage $3,419,103 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A., | $3,419,103 | |
| 2015-04-14 | Mortgage $3,724,466 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,724,466 | |
| 2015-04-14 | Agreement $9,475,000 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,475,000 | |
| 2011-08-12 | Agreement $6,150,000 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $6,150,000 | |
| 2011-08-12 | Mortgage $2,778,965 — from 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,778,965 | |
| 2011-08-12 | Deed $7,049,652 — from 2345 OCEAN REALTYLLC to 2345 OCEAN ASSOCIATES LLC | $7,049,652 | |
| 2008-10-01 | Mortgage $548,699 — from 2345 OCEAN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $548,699 | |
| 2008-10-01 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 2345 OCEAN REALTY LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2008-10-01 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 2345 OCEAN REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,500,000 | |
| 2003-09-04 | Mortgage $1,097,312 — from 2345 OCEAN REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,097,312 | |
| 2001-07-18 | Mortgage $1,004,066 — from CHAIT, SCOTT; CHAIT, MARK; CHAIT SKOW, IVY; ESTRIN, LORI; CHAIT, IVY; ESTRIN, KEITH; CHAIT to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,004,066 | |
| 1991-05-30 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from ESTRIN, LORI; CHAIT, DAVID; CHAIT, MARK; CHAIT, KEITH/FBO; CHAIT, IVY/FBO; CHAIT, SEYMOUR; to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 1984-10-31 | Mortgage $394,123 — from CHAIT, RUBIN; ESTRIN, ARLENE; CHAIT, LEONARD; CHAIT, SEYMOUR/TRUSTEE to RHINEBECK SAVINGS BANK | $394,123 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| 2018 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| 2019 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 109 |
| 2020 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 59 |
| 2021 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2022 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2023 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 84 |
| 2024 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2025 | 5 | 535 | 0 | 3 | 543 |
| 2026 | 1 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 129 |
Every one of the 2,444 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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