1506 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06721-0053BIN 3180182

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0114 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
029 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
061 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 34 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — essentially all of the building's 34 apartments.

2018 — 34 units registered2019 — 34

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

449

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 5AIssued 2026-10-02

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2026-07-16

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2026-07-16

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A1Issued 2026-01-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING THE ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT A1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

409

All time

170

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water147

Plumbing85

Flooring/Stairs46

Unsanitary Condition41

Door/Window34

Electric25

Paint/Plaster15

Water Leak6

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

450

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential415

Street/Sidewalk14

Unspecified10

Vehicle9

Commercial2

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

Felony19

Misdemeanor33

Violation18

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 3 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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-12-12Apt 2Aresidential

2023-10-13Apt 3Cresidential

2019-11-25Apt 5-Cresidential

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 2025-11-11

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-08

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-05-31

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-08-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

RGM LLC

Head officer

SAM ROSEN

Managing agent

SAM ROSEN

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,500

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.

BoilersClass 22026-10-07$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22023-08-10$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-03-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1966-05-02 · no recorded price

Sale1998-03-20no recorded price

GREEN, MIRIAM R → RGM L.L.C.

Sale1991-12-26no recorded price

GREEN, MIRIAM ROSE, HOCHHAUSER, WILLIAMA H, HOCHHAUSER,JOSEPH MENDEL → GREEN, MIRIAM R

Sale1976-04-08no recorded price

HOCHHAUSER JOSEPH M, GREEN MIRIAM R, HOCHHAUSER WILLIAM A → M PA RLTY CORP

Sale1976-04-08no recorded price

M P A RLTY CORP → GREEN MIRIAM R, HOCHHAUSER JOSEPH M, HOCHHAUSER WILLIAM A

Sale1974-02-05no recorded price

HOCHHAUSER PAULINE → GREEN MIRIAM R, HOCHHAUSER WILLIAM A H, HOCHHAUSER JOSEPH M

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