1280 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06694-0072BIN 3179165

Concern level3 of 4

High

0118 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0215 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
05$20,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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 66 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 66 apartments.

2018 — 66 units registered2023 — 66

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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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 building51 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

612

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 4CIssued 2026-10-08

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6LIssued 2026-10-01

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6L, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4KIssued 2026-03-02

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4K, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4KIssued 2026-03-02

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4K, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

164

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water32

Unsanitary Condition30

Paint/Plaster27

Door/Window16

Water Leak15

Plumbing12

General9

Flooring/Stairs8

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

358

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential245

Street/Sidewalk75

Vehicle21

Unspecified15

Helicopter2

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

Felony23

Misdemeanor40

Violation17

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 · 1 re-infested

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 OPTIONAL2026-09-22

FTM. OBSRVD EXP 1 E.ELEV: MULTI METAL LINTELS WERE SAGGING & CORRODED, CRCK IN MORTAR JOINTS @ LINTELS. LOOSE BRICKS @ 6FL LINTELS, CRCKS IN PARAPET BRICKS; BULGING BRICKS @ 3RD FL WINDOW SURROUND DAMAGD MISSING MORTAR JOINTS. EXP2/3/4: CRCKS IN WINDOWSILLS; ARE INADEQTLYSUPPORTED STEPCRCKS IN MULT SPNDRELS. RMDY:REPAIR &/OR REPLCE ALL DAMGE BRICKWRK

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-09-22

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO LOOSE BRICKS @ 6FL LINTEL BULGING BRICKS @ 3FL WINDOW,MULTIPLE SAGGING/CORRODED METAL LINTELS @ EXPOSURE #1 EAST ELEV. REMEDY: OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN NYC REG LIC PE/RDP TO DIRECT/SUPV WORK IN CONNECTION WITH REMOVEL & STABILIZATION OF BRICK/MASONRY WORK PE/RDP PROVIDE REPORT TO DOB FACADES@BUILDINGS.NYC.GOV

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-10-04

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-17Apt 2Jresidential

2019-08-21Apt 2Dresidential

2017-06-20Apt 6Gresidential

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 2023-12-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-05-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-04-08

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2007-07-12

Access Warrant - lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FLGSP 1280 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

$20,000

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-08-22$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 12026-08-22$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-02-18$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-02-18$6,250 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 · $3,890,635.49

Most recent mortgage2021-09-15 · $763,446.03

Sale2026-03-31$3,890,635.49

1280 REALTY NY LLC → FLGSP 1280 OCEAN AVE LLC

Mortgage2021-09-15$763,446.03

borrower 1280 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-06-19$137,954.81

borrower 1280 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-05-27$1,199,135.4

borrower 1280 REALTY NY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2006-01-12$5,458,551

JACOB REALTY #3 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY → 1280 REALTY NY 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