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1249 Ocean Avenue

1,314Records
14City systems
41Open violations
252.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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1,314 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 436 HPD complaints, 425 HPD housing violations, 409 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units33
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SAJO REALTY CORP
BBL3075480024
BIN3205711

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 252.8. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations41 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · ELECTRIC (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)SAJO REALTY CORP
Head officerERVIN FELDMAN
Managing agentFELDMAN MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,981,000 $891,450
2026$1,949,000 $877,050
2027$1,901,000 $855,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 H — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue H — B49 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 152, 315
Middle: 14, 78, 234, 278. 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

1249 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

92 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 FELDMAN MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 20 buildings, 478 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1350 Ocean Parkway BK65 A
5001 14 Avenue BK48 A
273 Avenue P BK48 A
5801 14 Avenue BK46 A
3110 Brighton 7 Street BK37 B
1271 Ocean Avenue BK33 B
1249 Ocean Avenue BK33 C
1261 Ocean Avenue BK25 B
611 Dahill Road BK24 B
402 Ocean Avenue BK24 B
6820 Ridge Boulevard BK24 B
8621 20 Avenue BK21 A
412 Ocean Avenue BK20 A
1249 44 Street BK15 B
1475 54 Street BK3 A
1479 54 Street BK3 A
1481 54 Street BK3 A
5316 15 Avenue BK3 A
1477 54 Street BK3 A
3025 Avenue J BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000 on 2000-11-16 (lender: Household Finance Realty Corporation Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-11-16Mortgage $10,000 — from CARSON, RITA to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $10,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017042244
2018090191
2019055055
2020035035
20210808
2022040040
20230404
2024045045
202502380238
2026189090
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 1,289Ownership & money 4Health & systems 4

Every one of the 1,314 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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