Ocean Hill, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 1,700 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 479 A, 154 B, 316 C, 329 D and 422 F. The median building has 11.6 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 4,561 of its 16,314 residential units (28%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (2,007), unsanitary condition (1,237), and plumbing (794).

Ocean Hill by the numbers

3,378 residential buildings (16,314 units) on record. 37,650 open HPD violations (7,613 class C, immediately hazardous). 5,779 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 302 executed evictions in 3 years, 143 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 252 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Ocean Hill

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 553 Howard Avenue: 547.5 open violations per 10 units (657 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: 553 HOWARD LLC
  2. 409 Howard Avenue: 348.8 open violations per 10 units (279 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: BANKHOLE HOUSES LP
  3. 316 Mac Dougal Street: 340 open violations per 10 units (204 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: SHLISH MACDOUGAL HOLDINGS LLC
  4. 325 Sumpter Street: 335 open violations per 10 units (201 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 325 EQUITIES LLC
  5. 753 Mac Donough Street: 268.8 open violations per 10 units (215 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: US BROWNSVILLE III HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

Best five in Ocean Hill

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 48 Somers Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 29 units), grade A, owner: 48 Somers LLC
  2. 1994 Bergen Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 17 units), grade A, owner: 1994 BERGEN STREET LLC
  3. 1671 Lincoln Place: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 1671 LINCOLN PLACE NY LLC
  4. 335 Ralph Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 13 units), grade A
  5. 284 Sumpter Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 10 units), grade A, owner: 284 Sumpter St LLC

Largest landlords in Ocean Hill

By units in Ocean Hill, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. CHRISTINE CHORNY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,107 units in 1 building
  2. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 457 units in 6 buildings
  3. RCHRISTOPHER BRAMWELL (head officer on HPD registrations): 384 units in 32 buildings
  4. PIERRE DOWNING (head officer on HPD registrations): 363 units in 3 buildings
  5. RICHARD BARNHART (head officer on HPD registrations): 284 units in 3 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.