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2809 Ocean Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3074050039 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1924)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$811,000 $48,660
2026$887,000 $53,220
2027$993,000 $59,580

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ginza SushiJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayNeck Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sheepshead Bay — B Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue X — B49 BM3 · under 50 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb
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

2809 Ocean Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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: $130,000 on 1995-08-10 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-08-10Mortgage $130,000 — from LEE, CHUN YUN; HUI, CHEUN SHU to GREENPOINT BANK $130,000
1984-02-14Mortgage $40,000 — from LEE, YEE WAI; LEE, KWUN CHOI to GEEEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $40,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2021
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2023
2024
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170213
20180112
20190011
20200011
20210011
20220112
20230011
20240033
20251214
20260022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-03-16Boiler inspection
2026-01-21Restaurant inspection: GINZA SUSHI — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-16Boiler inspection
2026-01-21Restaurant inspection: GINZA SUSHI — grade A
2025
2025-06-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-24Boiler inspection
2025-04-07311: Sewer — Manhole Overflow (Use Comments) (SA1)
2024
2024-08-28Restaurant inspection: GINZA SUSHI — grade A
2024-06-04Restaurant inspection: GINZA SUSHI · mice evidence
2024-02-10Boiler inspection
2023
2023-03-07Boiler inspection
2022
2022-04-06Boiler inspection
2022-04-01311: Sewer — Other Sewer Problem (Use Comments) (SZZ)
2021
2021-06-25Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-24Boiler inspection
2019
2019-05-23Boiler inspection
2018
2018-05-29Boiler inspection
2018-03-20311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017
2017-10-03Boiler inspection
2017-01-30311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-01-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016
2016-09-28311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2016-03-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-28311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2013-10-10311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2013-08-08Deed — from HUI, CHEUN SHU; LEE, CHUN YUN to 2809 REALTY LLC
2013-01-15311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2011
2011-06-15311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2006
2006-09-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-09-17Job filed: FILE TO RELOCATE NEW BOILER & H.W.H. IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION JOB #:301226108.$3,000
2002
2002-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-04Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-11-04Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-08-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-08-14Job filed: Convert cellar from storage use into food preparation & kitchen use for an existing Japanese restauarnt and install new sprinkler system to protec$25,000
2001-08-14Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System. No changes in use, egress or occupancy.$1,200
2001-08-14Job filed: Convert cellar from storage use into food preparation & kitchen use for an existing Japanese restauarnt and install new sprinkler system to protec$25,000
2001-08-14Job filed: Install Fire Suppression System. No changes in use, egress or occupancy.$1,200
2000
2000-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-11-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-11-17Job filed: Legallize the installation of replacement boiler & hot water heater in order to resolve violation # 32021167N. Refurbish boiler room walls & $3,000
2000-11-17Job filed: Legallize the installation of replacement boiler & hot water heater in order to resolve violation # 32021167N. Refurbish boiler room walls & $3,000
2000-11-17Job filed: Legallize the installation of replacement boiler & hot water heater in order to resolve violation # 32021167N. Refurbish boiler room walls & $3,000
2000-10-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36,49.49)WEIL MCLAIN,GAS FIRED STEAM BOILER.INSTALLED WITHOUT PERMIT.BQ9--27-147.$600
2000-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, YEE WAI; LEE, KWUN CHOI to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1998
1998-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-10Mortgage $130,000 — from LEE, CHUN YUN; HUI, CHEUN SHU to GREENPOINT BANK$130,000
1995-08-10Deed — from LEE, YEE WAI; LEE, KWUN CHOI to HUI, CHEUN SHU; LEE, CHUN YUN
1990
1990-01-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILRUE TO MAINTAIN. RANGE HOOD.$50
1989
1989-12-11DOB complaint, category ?
1989-03-15VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986
1986-07-07Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-02-14Deed — from TOON, WONG GIM; SANG, WONG NAM; CHOW, JEW FOOK to LEE, YEE WAI; LEE, KWUN CHOI
1984-02-14Mortgage $40,000 — from LEE, YEE WAI; LEE, KWUN CHOI to GEEEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$40,000
1976
1976-12-17Deed — from JAY WONG REALTY CORP to CHOW JEW F; TOON WONG G; SANG WONG N
1966
1966-11-02Deed — from SANG WONG NANA; TOON WONG G; TOON WONG GIN; SANG WONG N to JAY WONG REALTY CORP

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