808 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 296 HPD complaints, 255 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 26.8. In ZIP 11223, 79% 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 | 42 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (3) · Illegal Parking (3).
$329,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (65) |
| 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) | 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | RUBIN MARGULES |
| Managing agent | A.R.M. CAPITAL RESOURCES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,202,000 | $2,340,900 |
| 2026 | $4,900,000 | $2,205,000 |
| 2027 | $5,035,000 | $2,265,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 2010 (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 X — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue X / E 3 St — B1 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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.
20 Ocean Court
| 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 |
82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ARM CAPITAL RESOURCES — 10 buildings, 703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 430 East 8 Street | BK | 90 | A |
| 1815 East 17 Street | BK | 84 | C |
| 499 East 8 Street | BK | 83 | B |
| 3619 Bedford Avenue | BK | 78 | B |
| 3319 Kings Highway | BK | 72 | A |
| 1119 Foster Avenue | BK | 72 | B |
| 20 Ocean Court | BK | 65 | A |
| 910 Riverside Drive | MN | 65 | B |
| 145 Sea Breeze Avenue | BK | 58 | A |
| 3802 Poplar Avenue | BK | 36 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,444,720 on 2018-10-12 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-02 | Agreement $6,076,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $6,076,000 | |
| 2018-10-12 | AL&R $6,922,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,922,000 | |
| 2018-10-12 | Mortgage $2,444,720 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,444,720 | |
| 2018-10-12 | Agreement $6,922,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,922,000 | |
| 2013-12-04 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Mortgage $1,761,038 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,761,038 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2008-06-27 | Mortgage $1,232,196 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,232,196 | |
| 2008-06-27 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2008-06-27 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2004-05-05 | Mortgage $1,223,361 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,223,361 | |
| 2004-05-05 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES | $2,500,000 | |
| 2004-05-05 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATES | $2,500,000 | |
| 1998-11-02 | Mortgage $370,452 — from 20 ICEAN COURTS ASSOCIATES to M& T REAL ESTATE INC | $370,452 | |
| 1993-03-30 | Mortgage $249,214 — from 20 OCEAN COURT ASSOCIATE to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK | $249,214 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
Every one of the 808 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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