1940 Ocean Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11230
55 Units
•Built in 1935
•6 Floors
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In the past three years, this building had:
146 complaints
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 54 violations which is 0.98 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
11Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
19Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
24Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jan 28, 2024§ 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective unhinged door at base cabinet at north wall in the kitchen located at apt 6a, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Sep 27, 2023§ 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint the north and south fire escapes at rear of buildingNot complied with
Aug 11, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation radiator in the 3rd room from north located at apt 3g, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Oct 31, 2022§ 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder at southwest fire escape at rear of buildingNot complied with
Oct 24, 2022§ 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... (approx. 4 sq ft) at ceiling in the 1st room from east located at apt 4b, 4th story, 2nd apartment from north at eastFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Aug 05, 2022§ 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder at southwest fire escape at rear of buildingNot complied with
Nov 26, 2021§ 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint at all stories at south stack at building front at fire escapeNot complied with
Dec 17, 2020§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain glaze finish at bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 4g, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at westNot complied with
Dec 17, 2020§ 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing escutcheon plate on riser pipe in the bathroom located at apt 4g, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at westNot complied with
Mar 18, 2020§ 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder north 3 fire escape rear yardNot complied with
Jul 19, 2019§ 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all parts and all balconies at south and north fire escape stacks at building frontNot complied with
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Building Ratings
Water Pressure
Water Pressure: 5
Cleanliness
Cleanliness: 3
Pest Control
Pest Control: 2
Heat
Heat: 5
Noise Levels
Noise Levels: 4
Owner Responsiveness
Owner Responsiveness: 5
Neighbors
Neighbors: 5
Garbage Management
Garbage Management: 5
Renter Recommendations
60% of renters recommend this building
60% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews
3.5 stars
Pretty decent building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Parking isn’t the worst
Laundry (c) openigloo ...
Cons:
Laundry machines sometimes dont work
Elevator (...