1215 Ocean Avenue

1215 Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 16 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 34 of 35 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (47/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 35 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 47/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 34 of 35 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Medium (16 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 301 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-08-20. Newest violation issued 2026-05-18.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 79 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt 3I), issued 2020-03-09. HPD violation 13641367
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, kitchen, 1st 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 NORTH AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2019-06-07. HPD violation 13109323
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the north, 1st 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) WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2019-06-07. HPD violation 13109324
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3I), issued 2017-08-21. HPD violation 11934610
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONER PROTRUSION BEYOND WINDOW SILL AT, BALCONY, 2ND STORY, NORTHWEST SECTION, BUILDING FRONT, AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2023-08-17. HPD violation 16166925
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS & CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2I), issued 2018-10-15. HPD violation 12655662
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2I, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2I), issued 2018-10-15. HPD violation 12655666
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3I), issued 2017-08-21. HPD violation 11934612

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 35 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (4).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. 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 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

6 executed evictions in the last 3 years (9 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

34 of 35 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: 34 in 2024, 34 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1215 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC. Head officer: DAVID MALEK. Managing agent: 1215 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC. This owner has 19 buildings on record, 15 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 31, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3075480038, HPD building ID 347187. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Avenue H (Q), 6 min walk
• Newkirk Plaza (B, 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 2026-10-27.