1916 Avenue K

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06730-0059BIN 3180555

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 active DOB violation(s)
028 open HPD violation(s)
032 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 60 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1954

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-07-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-07-14

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-07-14

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-07-14

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water8

Paint/Plaster6

Water Leak5

Unsanitary Condition4

Plumbing3

Door/Window1

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-07-07 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2026-07-07 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-07-07 · closed

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

613

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential567

Street/Sidewalk21

Unspecified15

Vehicle6

Commercial3

House of Worship1

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

Felony25

Misdemeanor30

Violation16

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 5 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 NONE2021-12-01

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

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-12-02

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-10-31

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2013-11-14

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP

Head officer

HESHY EISSENBERG

Managing agent

NEWPORT MANAGEMENT

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,530

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.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12026-07-14$1,280 due

ConstructionClass 12024-10-01$1,250 penalty

Local LawClass 22021-06-01$3,125 penalty

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22018-10-15$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-04-23 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-07-26 · $1,236,836.94

Mortgage2022-07-26$1,236,836.94

borrower OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-05-31$418,175.37

borrower OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2016-05-31$250,000

borrower OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2013-08-16$500,000

borrower OCEAN KAY REALTY CORP. · lender NATIONAL COSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2006-06-06$1,600,000

borrower OCEAN KAY REALTY 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