2909 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-07441-0263BIN 3204413

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0160 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 54 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
0321 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0411 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB fines 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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 54 apartments.

2020 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1957

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

404

Open now

486

On record

Open Class C

213

Open Class B

131

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

§ 27-2005, 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 HINGES AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-01

§ 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 FRAME AT BUILDING ENTRANCE AT FRONT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-05-21RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNATIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE VESTIBULE DOOR AT BSMT AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-05-13RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNATIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

162

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water108

Plumbing29

Water Leak8

General6

Safety4

Door/Window3

Paint/Plaster2

Electric1

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 lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential64

Street/Sidewalk10

Unspecified8

Commercial3

House of Worship3

Vehicle2

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

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony27

Misdemeanor46

Violation8

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 1 annual bedbug report 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-26

UNLAWFUL ACTS OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER#071725CPS3 1501HM EMERGENCY WORK ORDER ISSUED ON 7/17/2025 RESPONDING TO COMPLAIN T #3123421 AT 2909 OCEAN AVENUE,BROOKLYN.AFTER OBSERVATION OF CRACKED CONCRETE WALLS,BEAMS AND COLUMNS AR PARKING STRUCTURE GARAGE CAUSING H AZARD CONDITION VEHICULAR & PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.REMEDY:COMPLY W/ ORDER

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-08-28

PARKING STRUCTURE IN STATE OF DISREPAIR, OBSERVED CONCRETE COLUMNS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. STRUCTURAL BEAMS IN CEILING SHOWING SEVERE EROSION, ALONG WITH CRACKS AND SPALLING IN CONCRETE WALLS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-07-17

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER.AS NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN OCCUPIED PAR KING STRUCTURE CONSISTING 1 LEVEL,OBSERVED CRACK ALONG THE WALLS,BEAMS AND COLUMNS,SOME CONCRETE SPALLING ON SLAB ABOVE CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.REQUIRING IMMEDIATE SAFETY M EASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED.REMEDY:OWNER TO RETAIN A LIC PROFESSIONAL

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-05-09Apt 4Jresidential

2018-12-14Apt 1Gresidential

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 2021-03-02

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-10-05

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2020-09-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-06-24

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2909 OCEAN AVE OWNERS CORP

Head officer

SVETLANA BOROVSKIY

Managing agent

VIVENDI PROPERTY SERVICES

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$57,500

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 22026-09-19$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-07-20$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-07-01$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1989-01-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-07-27 · $85,896.99

Mortgage2016-07-27$85,896.99

borrower 2909 OCEAN AVENUE OWNERS CORP. · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2006-04-06$1,000,000

borrower 2909 OCEAN AVENUE OWNERS CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2006-04-06$200,000

borrower 2909 OCEAN AVENUE OWNERS CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Sale1989-01-12no recorded price

OCEAN REALTY ASSOCIATES → 2909 OCEAN AVE OWNERS CP

Mortgage1987-10-14$269,749.36

borrower OCEAN RLTY ASSOCS · lender EAST NEW YORK SAVS 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