708 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 311 service requests, 163 HPD housing violations, 159 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 114.4. In ZIP 11230, 82% 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 | 15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
13 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PLUMBING (7) · ELECTRIC (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$112,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (54) |
| 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) | FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO LLC |
| Head officer | STEPHEN WALLACH |
| Managing agent | LEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,996,000 | $2,248,200 |
| 2026 | $5,448,000 | $2,451,600 |
| 2027 | $4,956,000 | $2,230,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Avenue M — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue N — B49 BM3 · 400 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.
1903 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 |
65 311 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.
Managed by LEEMAR MANAGEMENT CORP — 21 buildings, 1,091 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69-11 Yellowstone Blvd | QN | 99 | A |
| 41-00 43 Avenue | QN | 88 | A |
| 120 Kenilworth Place | BK | 84 | B |
| 35-33 83 Street | QN | 72 | A |
| 71-40 112 Street | QN | 71 | A |
| 108-25 72 Avenue | QN | 69 | A |
| 98-76 Queens Boulevard | QN | 66 | A |
| 70-01 113 Street | QN | 63 | A |
| 112-15 72 Road | QN | 60 | A |
| 65-74 Saunders Street | QN | 60 | A |
| 1801 Avenue N | BK | 59 | A |
| 1903 Ocean Avenue | BK | 54 | B |
| 93-40 Queens Boulevard | QN | 53 | A |
| 110-48 72 Avenue | QN | 48 | A |
| 111-56 76 Drive | QN | 39 | A |
| 1953 65 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 1941 65 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 1967 65 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 1947 65 Street | BK | 21 | B |
| 1961 65 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 130 Kenilworth Place | BK | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $632,643 on 2020-06-01 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | AL&R $4,750,000 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2020-06-01 | Agreement $4,750,000 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2020-06-01 | Mortgage $632,644 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $632,644 | |
| 2013-07-29 | Mortgage $1,544,186 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,544,186 | |
| 2013-07-29 | Agreement $4,825,000 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $4,825,000 | |
| 2008-09-17 | Mortgage $1,170,303 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,170,303 | |
| 2008-09-17 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK to FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2008-09-17 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2004-05-26 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2004-05-26 | Mortgage $1,175,398 — from FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,175,398 | |
| 2004-05-26 | DEEDO $4,000,000 — from DIAMOND REALTY CO. LLC to FIRST OCEAN REALTY CO. LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 1999-12-23 | Mortgage $444,890 — from DIAMOD REALTY CO LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $444,890 | |
| 1995-11-30 | Mortgage $184,184 — from DIAMOND REALTY CO. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $184,184 | |
| 1987-04-15 | Mortgage $601,570 — from DIAMOND RLTY CO. to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVS | $601,570 | |
| 1982-01-26 | Mortgage $144,450 — from MARCER REALTY ASSOCIATES to STARK, ABRAHAM | $144,450 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 190 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Every one of the 708 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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