600 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05100-0064BIN 3117129

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0251 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 24 apartments
0335 of those issued in the last 3 years
0416 open rent-impairing violation(s)
058 active DOB violation(s)
065 DOB fines 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.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 13), active since 2020-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 696 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 24 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 24 apartments.

2018 — 24 units registered2023 — 24

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1935

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

234

Open now

565

On record

Open Class C

136

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

179

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water40

Water Leak26

Unsanitary Condition23

General19

Door/Window16

Flooring/Stairs16

Paint/Plaster13

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1508

Noise reports · last 12 mo

126

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential976

Street/Sidewalk384

Vehicle85

Unspecified48

Commercial14

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

619

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony205

Misdemeanor316

Violation98

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

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-08-07Apt 5Cresidential

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 2026-01-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-27

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-25

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

OCEAN'S 600 LLC

Head officer

DANIEL REIFER

Managing agent

RMC EQUITIES LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$34,375

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

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

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-03-14 · $8,250,000

Most recent mortgage2018-03-14 · $107,001.1

Mortgage2018-03-14$107,001.1

borrower OCEAN'S 600 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2018-03-14$8,250,000

600 OCEAN AVE. REALTY LLC → OCEAN'S 600 LLC

Mortgage2017-08-10$1,500,000

borrower 600 OCEAN AVE. REALTY LLC · lender DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2016-02-04$5,850,000

600 OCEAN LLC → 600 OCEAN AVE. REALTY LLC

Mortgage2016-02-04$1,309,153.35

borrower 600 OCEAN AVE. REALTY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale