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1789 Ocean Avenue

184Records
12City systems
11Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Midwood
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184 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 HPD housing violations, 36 HPD complaints, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)1220 REALTY LLC
BBL3076560040
BIN3210004

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)1220 Realty LLC
Head officerfrank miller
Managing agentMILLER 18 MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$793,000 $356,850
2026$883,000 $397,350
2027$1,060,000 $477,000

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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 M — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue M — B49 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy
Middle: Andries Hudde. 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

1789 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

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 MILLER 18 MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1921 68 Street BK4 A
159 Avenue U BK4 B
157 Avenue U BK4 B
1789 Ocean Avenue BK3 A
4505 13 Avenue BK3 B
947 51 Street BK3 B
5005 Avenue N BK3 C
1507 Avenue U BK2 A
3121 Quentin Road BK2 A
3517 Avenue S BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $276,317 on 2018-05-02 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-13Deed $1,450,000 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE LLC to 1220 REALTY LLC $1,450,000
2023-06-02Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $483,333
2018-05-02AL&R $800,000 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $800,000
2018-05-02Agreement $800,000 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $800,000
2018-05-02Mortgage $276,317 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $276,317
2015-07-01AL&R $560,000 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $560,000
2015-07-01Mortgage $560,000 — from 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $560,000
2015-07-01Deed $800,000 — from ANNA TOPPI, TRUSTEE; TRUST UNDER THE WILL ARTICLE 4TH OF ALBE; TOPPI, ANNA to 1789 OCEAN AVE. LLC $800,000
1999-12-14Mortgage $215,000 — from TOPPI, ANNA; TOPPI, ALBERINO to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC $215,000
1993-03-18Mortgage $150,000 — from TOPPI, ALBERINO; TOPPI, ANNA to FRIEDENBERG, BILHA $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732005
20182364042
201914005
202004015
202102013
202212014
2023226111
202402013
202502013
202601012
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 135Ownership & money 31Health & systems 7

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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