785 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06494-0037BIN 3170093

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 30 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing 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 46 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 60 apartments.

2018 — 50 units registered2023 — 46

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1951

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

102

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 3AIssued 2025-08-07

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt BLDGIssued 2019-04-155+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BLDG, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2025-08-14

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT BOTH REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2025-08-07

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water21

Unsanitary Condition4

Paint/Plaster2

Flooring/Stairs2

Appliance1

Plumbing1

Safety1

General1

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

287

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential208

Commercial31

Unspecified25

Street/Sidewalk17

Vehicle6

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

233

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony53

Misdemeanor140

Violation40

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 9 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-09-13Apt 3-Iresidential

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 2018-11-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-04-20

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2009-12-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2006-04-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC

Head officer

MATTHEW VERGA

Managing agent

RUBEN MENDEZ

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

2219 64 STREETBROOKLYN 7402 21 AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

Local LawClass 22021-06-01$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-11-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-08-14 · $106,024.82

Mortgage2019-08-14$106,024.82

borrower VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-10-20$196,026.98

borrower VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMIORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2014-10-20$2,000,000

borrower VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender JPMIORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2007-10-02$582,204.48

borrower VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Sale2005-11-25no recorded price

VERGA ASSOCIATES, VERGA, MATTHEW, VERGA, ANDREW, VERGA, ROBERT → VERGA ASSOCIATES 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