2481 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-07325-0075BIN 3395438

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

017 open HPD violation(s)
021 eviction 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 26 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

2007

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 · HAZARDOUSApt 5DIssued 2025-02-05

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-02-05

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOB AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 5th STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-10-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2024-07-02

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES OF LOWER SASHES AT BOTH WINDOWS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Unsanitary Condition8

Door/Window7

General7

Plumbing5

Flooring/Stairs5

Water Leak2

Paint/Plaster2

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

336

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential283

Street/Sidewalk24

Unspecified19

Vehicle6

Commercial4

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

103

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony34

Misdemeanor45

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

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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-17Apt 5Dresidential

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 2024-12-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2481 OCEAN AVENUE LLC

Head officer

LINH HO

Managing agent

HARRY BODANSKY

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

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.

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 sale2015-08-19 · $4,109,235.07

Most recent mortgage2015-10-07 · $88,625.31

Mortgage2015-10-07$88,625.31

borrower 2481 OCEAN AVE LLC · lender ONTARIO WEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Sale2015-08-19$4,109,235.07

ANEL LLC → 2481 OCEAN AVE LLC

Sale2015-05-21$3,310,235.07

LYLE SILVERSMITH, ESQ., REFEREE → ANEL, LLC

Sale2008-01-11$5,263,100

2477-2481 OCEAN AVENUE LLC → CASCADE CONDOMINIUM LLC

Mortgage2008-01-11$3,373,733

borrower CASCADE CONDOMINIUM, LLC · lender NORTHERN FUNDING, 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