470 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05080-0024BIN 3116536

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0154 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0254 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0420 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 109 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 110 apartments.

2018 — 111 units registered2023 — 109

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1949

Built

Floors

110

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building51 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

166

Open now

1270

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 RA2Issued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH. 2ND FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT RA2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt LB2Issued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FT AT EAST WALL AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT LB2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''WEST'' ORIGINAL VIOLATION 19055277 ISSUED 28-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt LAIssued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... [ APPROX- 10 SQ,FT ] AT SOUTH AND WEST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT LA, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15119071 ISSUED 22-APR-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt RA6Issued 2026-09-29

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT RA6, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1286

All time

930

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water579

Unsanitary Condition151

Plumbing148

Paint/Plaster102

Door/Window85

Flooring/Stairs55

Water Leak51

General48

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

2462

Noise reports · last 12 mo

205

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1983

Street/Sidewalk323

Unspecified77

Commercial48

Vehicle30

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

652

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony188

Misdemeanor346

Violation118

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

Re-infestation reported

2024–20250 infested · 0 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-14

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER.OBSERVED SPALLING UNDERSIDES AND MASONRY BRICKS A T MULTIPLE BALCONIES AND FACADE AT EXP1 EAST AND EXP2 SOUTH.THESE COND ITIONS MADE THE BALCONIES UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED.REMEDY:VACATE ALL BALC ONIES AT EXP1 EAST AND EXP2 SOUTH AND TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT ACCESS TO VACATED AREAS(ALL BALCONIES NOT TO BE OCCUPIED.)

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-13

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO THE SEVERELY SPALLING AND CRACKED UNDERSIDES AND BRICK MASONRY AT MULTIPLE BALCONIES AND FACADE. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE & PROTECT THE PUBLIC AT ALL EXPOSURES. IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ALL LOOSE MATERIAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-13

FTM FACDE/APPURT. DUE TO SEVERELY SPALLING & CRACKED UNDERSIDE &BRICK MASNRY @ MULTI BALCONIES & FACDE. REMDY:IMMEDLY RETAIN NYS RDPW/ QEWI CERTI & MASNRY FACDE EXPERINCE TO INSPCT & EVALUTE @ ALL MASNRY FACDE, ALL BALCONIES @ ALL EXPS TO DETERMNE THE SFTY OF SAMECAUSE OF OBSRVD DEFECT-TKE/PRVIDE SFTY MEAS TO PRTCT PBLIC. FILE PRMIT,SBMIT RPRT @FAC

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-06-09Apt RD7residential

2023-05-30Apt RCresidential

2022-07-14Apt GARAGE SPACE 34commercial

2018-09-10Apt LD4residential

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 2026-01-28

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-19

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-09-18

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2020-01-09

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FLGSP 470 Ocean Ave LLC

Head officer

Ernest McClain

Managing agent

Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management

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

1023 CARROLL STREETBROOKLYN 1038 UNION STREETBROOKLYN 1042 UNION STREETBROOKLYN 1048 UNION STREETBROOKLYN 1060 UNION STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$29,374

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.

ElevatorsClass 22026-08-28$1,562 due

ConstructionClass 22026-05-27$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-05-27$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2026 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2026-03-31 · $10,340,121.58

Most recent mortgage2018-06-19 · $65,257.27

Sale2026-03-31$10,340,121.58

470 REALTY NY LLC → FLGSP 470 OCEAN AVE LLC

Mortgage2018-06-19$65,257.27

borrower 470 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-05-27$1,306,253.81

borrower 470 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-05-27$2,300,000

borrower 470 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2006-01-12no recorded price

470 OCEAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY → SK 470 LLC, JN 470 LLC, BNT470 LLC, CN 470 LLC, FN 470 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