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3121 Ocean Avenue

318Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

318 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 52 DOB permits, 47 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11235
Built2022
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC
BBL3087760072
BIN3247065, 3429018

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Dirty Condition (2) · For Hire Vehicle Report (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,458,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,375,000 $6,468,750
2026$15,076,000 $6,784,200
2027$15,179,000 $6,830,550

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ristretto Cafe and DessertsCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (1 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

SubwaySheepshead Bay — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Voorhies Av — B4 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 254 Dag Hammarskjold
Middle: J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank. 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

3121 Ocean Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,687,500 on 2025-02-06 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-06Mortgage $3,687,500 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $3,687,500
2025-02-06Agreement $22,250,000 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $22,250,000
2025-02-06AL&R $22,250,000 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $22,250,000
2022-07-07AL&R $18,562,500 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $18,562,500
2022-07-07Mortgage $17,800,000 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $17,800,000
2022-07-07Mortgage $762,500 — from CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $762,500
2014-05-06Deed $5,400,000 — from WASWEST REALTY INC. to CHESTNUT AVENUE LLC $5,400,000
1984-06-05Mortgage $175,000 — from WASWEST REALTY INC to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SVG, FA $175,000
1982-10-14Mortgage $375,000 — from WASWEST REALTY INC to LITAS INVESTING CO.INC $375,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007007
2018003003
2019211004
202014533227
2021401005
20223830263198
2023924240158
202410380223
202501612221
20266040111
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 109Ownership & money 42Health & systems 9

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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