354 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05053-0038BIN 3115917

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0153 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 62 apartments
0215 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0419 active DOB violation(s)
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 60 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 62 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1915

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

143

Open now

963

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 47Issued 2026-09-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 47, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 47Issued 2026-09-28

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 47, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 25Issued 2026-03-27

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT WINDOW LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 62Issued 2026-01-15

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

713

All time

154

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water475

Unsanitary Condition48

Plumbing36

Door/Window31

Water Leak30

Paint/Plaster29

Flooring/Stairs24

Electric14

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1723

Noise reports · last 12 mo

144

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1096

Street/Sidewalk354

Commercial181

Unspecified70

Vehicle21

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

410

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony144

Misdemeanor192

Violation74

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-08-19

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-10-15

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-09-06

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-07-19Apt 21residential

2022-03-03Apt BASEMENTresidential

2018-05-02Apt 68residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-24

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-09

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2022-12-16

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

354 OCEAN AVE REALTY CO LLC

Head officer

DOV SANDBERG

Managing agent

DOV SANDBERG

6 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1911 ALBEMARLE ROADBROOKLYN 324 BRADFORD STREETBROOKLYN 350 LEFFERTS AVENUEBROOKLYN 533 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 60 EAST 17 STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-10-29$12,500 due

ConstructionClass 12012-04-20$8,000 penalty

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1989-12-26$1,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1996-07-11 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2003-07-16 · $105,844.5

Mortgage2003-07-16$105,844.5

borrower 354 OCEAN AVE REALTY CO., LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-06-07$562,743.56

borrower 324 BRADFORD LLC, 354 OCEAN AVE REALTYCOMPANY LLC · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1999-06-07$300,000

borrower 354 OCEAN AVE REALTYCO LLC, 324 BRADFORD LLC · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1997-04-11$670,000

borrower 354 OCEAN AVE REALTYCO LLC · lender NEW YORK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Sale1996-07-11no recorded price

RIVER NEW YORK INC → 354 OCEAN AVE REALTYCO LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale