115 Ocean Avenue

115 Ocean Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, has 51 open HPD violations, 15 of them class C, and 99 of 99 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family elevator · 99 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 15 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 17 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 99 of 99 units are rent-stabilized; 89 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (51 open, 15 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

51 open violations: 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 9 class A. 37 issued in the last 12 months. 1596 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-11-18. Newest violation issued 2026-10-08.

6 closed in the last 90 days. Median 106 days from issue to close for the 95 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D2), issued 2025-09-05. HPD violation 18204828
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D2), issued 2025-09-05. HPD violation 18204827
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 4th room from the east, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D2), issued 2025-09-05. HPD violation 18214664
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D2), issued 2025-09-02. HPD violation 18196051
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt D2), issued 2025-09-02. HPD violation 18196054
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt D2), issued 2025-05-09. HPD violation 17879713
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D2, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTH (apt D2), issued 2025-05-09. HPD violation 17879712
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT C11, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt C11), issued 2025-03-24. HPD violation 17785210

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 119 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (6), Water Leak (5), Unsanitary Condition (4), Heat/Hot Water (1), Plumbing (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

99 of 99 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 99 in 2024, 89 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: SHARON EQUITIES LLC. Head officer: LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN. Managing agent: JONAS EQUITIES. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3050260039, HPD building ID 347176. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Prospect Park (B, Q, S), 2 min walk
• Parkside Av (Q), 7 min walk
• Sterling St (2, 5), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.