2234 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-06802-0036BIN 3183172

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0142 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 72 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 72 apartments.

2018 — 5 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

210

Open now

287

On record

Open Class C

137

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-15

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A6Issued 2025-03-31

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A6, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C9Issued 2021-06-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''B''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt C9Issued 2021-06-075+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''B''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

131

All time

Last 12 months

General19

Unsanitary Condition18

Heat/Hot Water17

Plumbing14

Paint/Plaster14

Flooring/Stairs12

Door/Window12

Electric9

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1084

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential869

Street/Sidewalk145

Vehicle37

Unspecified32

Commercial1

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

114

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony44

Misdemeanor42

Violation28

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 6 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 · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-11

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-08-01

FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-05-15

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-08-26Apt D5residential

2018-10-31Apt C7residential

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 2026-08-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-05-25

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2021-04-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-22

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2234 ocean owners corp

Head officer

Angela chernyshova

Managing agent

Narrows Management

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$4,750

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.

ConstructionClass 12024-06-12$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12024-03-07$10,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-03-07$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22023-03-20$625 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-10-02 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-08-01 · $499,985.09

Mortgage2018-08-01$499,985.09

borrower 2234 OCEAN OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2009-08-20$87,337

borrower A/K/A 2234 OCEAN OWNERS CORP., 2234 OCEAN OWNERS'S CORP · lender NCB, FSB

Mortgage2009-08-20$300,000

borrower A/K/A 2234 OCEAN OWNERS CORP., 2234 OCEAN OWNERS'S CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB

Mortgage2002-10-22$287,801.06

borrower 2234 OCEAN OWNER'S CORP · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1994-03-22$2,250,000

borrower 2234 OCEAN OWNER'S CORP. · lender BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVS ASSN/TRUSTEE

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