1985 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06767-0001BIN 3182067

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
042 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 8), discharged 2018-05-17.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 46 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 47 apartments.

2018 — 45 units registered2023 — 46

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1948

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1053

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 6AIssued 2024-01-15

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) 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 IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Lead Docs Submitted, Not Acceptable

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2022-04-19

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2019-05-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPX 10 SQ FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY ORIGINAL VIOLATION 12910821 ISSUED 13-FEB-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ''27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BUILDING FRONT

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

142

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water85

Unsanitary Condition30

Plumbing5

Water Leak5

General4

Door/Window4

Paint/Plaster4

Elevator2

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

588

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential516

Street/Sidewalk33

Unspecified17

Vehicle17

Commercial4

Helicopter1

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

133

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony46

Misdemeanor63

Violation24

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2021–20220 infested · 0 eradicated

2019–20201 infested · 1 eradicated

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 · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-09-17

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2002-02-11

ACTIVE · LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL1997-01-13

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-11Apt 5Eresidential

2026-03-05Apt 5Bresidential

2019-10-04Apt 4Bresidential

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 2024-01-24

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2022-05-18

Access Warrant - lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-08-23

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-11-30

Comprehensive

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1985 Ocean LLC

Head officer

Mark Rubin

Managing agent

Michael Klein

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

2630 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$4,375

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.

ElevatorsClass 12026-10-02$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-08-28$3,125 due

ConstructionClass 32019-08-27$500 penalty

BoilersClass 22018-01-05$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-07-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2026-08-26 · $146,278.35

Mortgage2026-08-26$146,278.35

borrower RUBIN 1985 LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage2018-06-27$2,162,904.59

borrower RUBIN 1985 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2011-01-13$139,273.41

borrower RUBIN 1985 LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2004-01-29$565,356.05

borrower RUBIN 1985 LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-06-28$1,267,803.57

borrower RUBIN 1985 LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY 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