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129 Ocean View Avenue

694Records
17City systems
17Open violations
40.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11235 · Neighborhood: Brighton Beach
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694 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 236 HPD complaints, 179 HPD housing violations, 167 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built1940
Floors4
Res. units23
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2135 EAST 13TH, LLC
BBL3086610060
BIN3244257

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40.4. In ZIP 11235, 80% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · APPLIANCE (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)2135 E.13TH LLC
Head officerJOSEPH PASSALACQUA
Managing agentJAAPASS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,937,000 $871,650
2026$1,675,000 $753,750
2027$1,741,000 $783,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayOcean Pkwy — Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Brighton Beach — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Pkwy / Ocean View Av — B1 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 100 The Coney Island School
Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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

129 Ocean View 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 JAAPASS MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 201 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1545 Dahill Road BK43 B
762 East 3 Street BK42 A
8404 Bay Parkway BK35 A
129 Ocean View Avenue BK23 B
7017 15 Avenue BK20 B
1535 West 7 Street BK19 B
1922 85 Street BK19 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $144,270 on 2026-09-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-03Agreement $2,115,000 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,115,000
2026-09-03Mortgage $144,270 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $144,270
2021-11-05Agreement $2,200,000 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2021-11-05Mortgage $285,517 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $285,517
2019-01-11Mortgage $102,436 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $102,436
2019-01-11Agreement $2,000,000 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $2,000,000
2014-06-26Agreement $2,100,000 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,100,000
2014-06-26Mortgage $1,818,213 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,818,213
2014-06-26Deed $4,000,000 — from PLUCHINO HOLDINGS, LLC to 2135 EAST 13TH, LLC $4,000,000
2014-06-26AL&R $2,100,000 — from 2135 EAST 13TH LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,100,000
2010-06-15Agreement $300,000 — from PLUCHINO HOLDINGS LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2010-06-15AL&R $300,000 — from PLUCHINO HOLDINGS LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2009-06-01Mortgage $450,000 — from PLUCHINO, SALVATORE; PLUCHINO, LEANOR to MATRIX CAPITAL FUNDING CORP. $450,000
2009-06-01AL&R $450,000 — from PLUCHINO, SALVATORE to MATRIX CAPITAL FUNDING CORP. $450,000
1993-10-25Mortgage $400,000 — from PLUCHINO, ELEANOR; PLUCHINO, JOHN to DIME SAVS BANK WMSBURGH $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172620165
20182530156
2019184114
20200200020
20210202022
20220200121
20235460152
20240250227
20250130114
2026082111
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 606Ownership & money 43Health & systems 10

Every one of the 694 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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