1199 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05241-0006BIN 3121393

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
026 open HPD violation(s)

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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — of about 62 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2021 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1958

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

258

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 609Issued 2022-06-27

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 609, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 609Issued 2022-06-27

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 609, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 305Issued 2018-03-305+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 305, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 401Issued 2025-06-12

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST, THE FOYER , THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST, THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH, THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition30

Paint/Plaster13

Water Leak10

Plumbing7

Heat/Hot Water6

Appliance5

Flooring/Stairs4

Door/Window2

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

259

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential205

Street/Sidewalk25

Unspecified13

Vehicle12

Helicopter3

Commercial1

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony30

Misdemeanor43

Violation20

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 bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-21

CYCLE 9C FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-08-21Apt 208residential

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 2017-02-28

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2014-03-25

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2012-01-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-06-03

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1199 OCEAN AVE TENANTS CORP

Head officer

Bernard SCHWIMMER

Managing agent

1199 OCEAN AVETENANTS CORP

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1990-07-05 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-03-10 · $962,560.55

Mortgage2022-03-10$962,560.55

borrower 1199 OCEAN AVENUE TENANTS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2019-12-05$163,486.26

borrower 1199 OCEAN AVENUE TENANTS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-07-25$161,528.86

borrower 1199 OCEAN AVENUE TENANTS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK

Mortgage2004-10-27$1,600,000

borrower 1199 OCEAN AVENUE TENTANTS CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2004-10-27$100,000

borrower 1199 OCEAN AVENUE TENANTS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

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