012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 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.
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The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 12 apartments.
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2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 12
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
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The owner filed 2 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
0
Active
11
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Evictions
Housing court
Landlord and related buildings
Unpaid city fines
Ownership & money
No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
97
On record
2
Open Class C
4
Open Class B
2
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 7AIssued 2026-07-14
§ 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 LATCH IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certified late
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2020-10-165+ YRS OLD
§ 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 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 7AIssued 2026-07-14
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HANDLE AT DOOR LEADING TO BALCONY IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Civ14 Mailed
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 7AIssued 2026-07-14
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7A, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Civ14 Mailed
311 complaints from tenants
35
All time
15
Last 12 months
Appliance8
Unsanitary Condition7
Door/Window6
Flooring/Stairs4
Heat/Hot Water3
Plumbing3
Electric2
Paint/Plaster2
Door/WindowDoor2026-07-03 · closed
Flooring/StairsFloor2026-07-03 · closed
ApplianceRefrigerator2026-07-03 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
442
Noise reports · last 12 mo
37
≈ per month
86
% from neighbors
Residential380
Street/Sidewalk28
Unspecified16
Vehicle15
Commercial2
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 crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
143
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
12
≈ per month
Felony48
Misdemeanor70
Violation25
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.
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2018-10-22Apt 3Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Housing court
2
Cases on record
0
Open now
2
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2023-09-18
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2022-12-12
Tenant action
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
1997 OCEAN AVENUE LLC
Head officer
DANIEL BERNSTEIN
Managing agent
1997 OCEAN AVENUE LLC
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.