1199 Ocean Avenue

1199 Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, and 6 of 62 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (88/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 62 units · Built 1958

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 88/100)

• 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 62 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2018 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (6 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 258 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-11-03. Newest violation issued 2026-06-11.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 83 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 609, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 609), issued 2022-06-27. HPD violation 15235488
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 609, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 609), issued 2022-06-27. HPD violation 15235489
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 305, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 305), issued 2018-03-30. HPD violation 12309592
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 2nd room from the east, 4th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST, THE FOYER , THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST, THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH, THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 401), issued 2025-06-12. HPD violation 18015310
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 208), issued 2018-02-27. HPD violation 12257088
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 608, 6th STORY (apt 608), issued 2016-11-03. HPD violation 11472813

311 housing complaints

18 in the last 12 months, 67 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (8), Heat/Hot Water (3), Plumbing (3), Paint/Plaster (2), Door/Window (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

6 of 62 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: 6 in 2024, 0 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1199 OCEAN AVE TENANTS CORP. Head officer: Bernard SCHWIMMER. Managing agent: 1199 OCEAN AVETENANTS CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3052410006, HPD building ID 347184. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Plaza (B, Q), 6 min walk
• Avenue H (Q), 7 min walk
• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 10 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 2026-10-28.