1685 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-07638-0036BIN 3209163

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
028 open HPD violation(s)
032 evictions 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 88 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 89 apartments.

2018 — 84 units registered2023 — 88

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1937

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building25 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 2025-05-27

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS, AT 1ST STOCK FROM NORTH AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 5th STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ON THE 4TH STORY BALCONY, NORTH STACK AT WEST WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ON THE 5TH STORY BALCONY, SOUTH STACK AT WEST WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2007-09-055+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE METAL BRACE FOR AIR CONDITIONER EXTERIOR FRONT ALL STYS

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Electric3

Water Leak3

Unsanitary Condition1

Paint/Plaster1

Appliance1

Plumbing1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

434

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential359

Street/Sidewalk28

Unspecified20

Park13

Vehicle7

Commercial6

House of Worship1

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

108

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony36

Misdemeanor50

Violation22

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-07-10Apt 6Eresidential

2025-04-10Apt APT 4Fresidential

2018-10-09Apt 1Lresidential

2017-01-04Apt 2Jresidential

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 2025-04-14

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

OXFORD REALTY 0F NEW YORK LLc

Head officer

RONALD KATZ

Managing agent

RONALD KATZ

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

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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

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-01-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-10-08 · $480,658.66

Mortgage2019-10-08$480,658.66

borrower OXFORD REALTY OF NEW YORK, LLC, WELLINGTON REALTY COMPANY · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2012-11-29$337,278.56

borrower WELLINGTON REALTY COMPANY, OXFORD REALTY OF NEW YORK, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2009-01-20$455,330.1

borrower OXFORD REALTY OF NEW YORK, LLC, WELLINGTON REALTY COMPANY · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-03-01$673,607.21

borrower OXFORD REALTY OF NEWYORK LLC, WELLINGTON REALTY COMPANY · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1997-03-11$498,126.95

borrower KATZ, LEON A/LWT, KATZ, DAVID B /CO-EXEC, OXFORD REALTY CO, KATZ, SHELDON C · lender WELLINGTON REALTY CO

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