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55 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 05024 • Lot 0019 • Zip: 11225

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 55 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11225
Block: 05024
Lot: 0019
BBL: 3050240019
Unified address ID: 3050240019

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R7-1 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,527 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 59 ft x 110 ft
Built FAR: 4.37
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 17

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Semi-fireproof (Without Stores) (D1)
Year built: 1936
Last altered: 1936
Floors: 6
Total units: 30
Residential units: 30
Building area: 28,542 sq ft
Building dimensions: 59 ft x 97 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 55 OCEAN LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,512,000
Total assessment: $680,400
Land assessment: $132,300
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 55 OCEAN LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 4 minutes on foot · 268 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 4 walking, 25 riding
  • Penn Station 38 min 4 walking, 34 riding
  • Times Square 39 min 4 walking, 35 riding
  • Union Square 39 min 4 walking, 35 riding
  • Grand Central 42 min 4 walking, 38 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. ECB violation Oct 20, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF 6 STORY BUILDING AT APT A1 OBSERVED C...

  2. HPD violation Oct 15, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT 2ND STORY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT ...

  3. HPD violation Oct 15, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER WINDOW SASH SPRING BALANCES AT 1ST WINDOW FRO...

  4. ECB violation Aug 7, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    DEFECTIVE CAR PHONE; VIDEO FEATURE GOES TO VOICEMAIL. EXPIRED BRAKE MAINTNENANCE TAG. MAINTNENANCE LOG MISSING ENTRIE...

  5. HPD violation Apr 7, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

  6. HPD violation Apr 7, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIG...

  7. HPD violation Jan 3, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS UNDER THE STAIRCASE AT PUBLIC HALL STA...

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 27, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2023

  1. ECB violation Nov 6, 2023 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    CEASE USE ITEMS: 1) NON WORKING ALARM BELL AND PHONE. 2) EXCESSIVELY FAST DOOR CLOSE SPEED. 3) NON WORKING DLM. CLASS...

  2. ECB violation May 10, 2023 $312

    CLASS - 2

    OPERATOR COVER MISSING. ADJUST FLOOR STOPS. INOPERATIVE CAR PHONE. PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF KEYS TO MACHINE ...

2022

  1. ECB violation Jan 21, 2022 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    DLM IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ON THIS DEVICE. NO FIREMANS' SERVICE PRESENT IN CONTROLLER. INSTALL FIREMANS' SERVICE SO DLM...

2021

  1. DOB violation Mar 3, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2020

  1. ECB violation Jan 9, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 1

    41M7,40M7,68BB7:NO DOOR LOCK MONITORING INSTALLED IN THIS CONTROLLER AS MANDATED BY 3.10.12 OF APPENDIX K3 OF THE 201...

2019

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2019

    RWNRF-RETAINING WALL NONE

    FAILED TO FILE CYCLE 1 TECHNICAL REPORT BY 12/31/2018 PER RCNY 103-09

  2. DOB violation Mar 12, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2018

  1. DOB violation Mar 4, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2017

  1. DOB violation Feb 24, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2016

  1. DOB violation Apr 16, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2008

  1. Sale Jul 31, 2008 $0

    Changed hands

    55 OCEAN AVE

1998

  1. Permit issued May 12, 1998

    PL / PL

    LOTUS MECHANICAL INC

  2. Permit issued May 8, 1998

    EW / FS

    FLAME SAFE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
55 OCEAN LLC AS J & L ESTATES LLC
4403 15th ave 522
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Agent
J &L ESTATE LLC
4403 15th ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
HeadOfficer
ALAN HERTZ
4403 15th ave 522
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Officer
ALAN HERTZ
934 EAST 19
BROOKLYN, NY, 11230
SiteManager
HENRY GUZMAN
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
TECHNICAL REVIEW DIVISION - 3W
22 READE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 100071216
GRANTEE/BUYER
240 CENTRE STREET
CEDARHURST, NY, 11516
GRANTEE/BUYER
83 WASHINGTON AVENUE
LAWRENCE, NY, 11559
GRANTOR/SELLER
2024 OCEAN AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11230
GRANTEE/BUYER
83 WASHINGTON AVENUE
LAWRENCE, NY, 11559
GRANTEE/BUYER
240 CENTRE STREET
CEDARHURST, NY, 11516
GRANTEE/BUYER
934 EAST 19TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11230
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner