2151 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06783-0055BIN 3396878

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
027 open HPD 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 12 apartments.

2019 — 12 units registered2023 — 12

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2028

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2028 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

2006

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-24

566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF FLIES AT COMPACTOR ROOM AT NORTH WALL AT CELLAR

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-24

§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAILBOX THAT IS MISSING AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-24

§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-24

§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR THAT IS MISSING AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition2

Water Leak1

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-02 · open

Unsanitary ConditionPests2026-09-14 · 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

267

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential154

Street/Sidewalk53

Unspecified37

Commercial12

Vehicle11

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

161

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony63

Misdemeanor71

Violation27

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 · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2151-55 LLC

Head officer

Leonard Schwartz

Managing agent

2151-55 LLC

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

2013 52 STREETBROOKLYN 214 7 AVENUEMANHATTAN 2155 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 229 WEST 26 STREETMANHATTAN 2626 KINGS HIGHWAYBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Local LawClass 22025-04-08$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2024-06-04 · $6,000,000

Most recent mortgage2016-06-16 · $946,091.58

Sale2024-06-04$6,000,000

2155 OCEAN LLC, 2151 OCEAN LLC → 2151-55 LLC

Mortgage2016-06-16$946,091.58

borrower 2151 OCEAN LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2013-01-28$1,424,215.94

borrower 2151 OCEAN LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2013-01-18no recorded price

Y. DOM LLC → 2151 OCEAN LLC

Sale2013-01-11no recorded price

OCEAN AVENUE EQUITIES LLC → 2151 OCEAN 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