766 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 280 HPD housing violations, 205 HPD complaints, 180 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 47.6. 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 | 142 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 114 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1991-10-01. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · APPLIANCE (4) · Street Condition (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1939) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| 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) | RICHARD GARDENS INC II |
| Head officer | PETER PANTELIC |
| Managing agent | HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO LLC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,520,000 | $1,584,000 |
| 2026 | $4,042,000 | $1,818,900 |
| 2027 | $3,952,000 | $1,778,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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.
| Subway | Avenue U — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 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 · 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School 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.
2370 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 190 buildings
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 130 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
Every one of the 766 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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