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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

1038 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11226Company-ownedBBL 3052190022BIN 3120573
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors6
Units58
Building Area96,300 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD7
Market Value$4.2M

1038 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 96,300 square feet on a 21,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 14 building permits on record (10 active). There are 244 violations on record (77 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

631records on file
84Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 1038 Ocean Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 58 units and 96,300 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 631 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 267 of its 631 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Violation (244) and assignment (27) trail well behind. 77 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 68.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 410 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 42% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.2M of Kings, written across 631 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1931
Floors6
Total Units58
Building Area96,300 sqft
Lot Size21,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3052190022
3120573
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$258K

Building Permits

14 on record · 10 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Sep 5, 2025Job #468218
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 12, 2021Est. cost $8KJob #B00452682-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 12, 2021Est. cost $8KJob #B00452682-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Feb 11, 2021Est. cost $5KJob #B00452620-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Mar 15, 2018Job #B00027655-I1-EL

genera wiring upgrading in apartment A61

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Violations

244 on record · 77 open
HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 4, 2026#18851448

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 1st FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH AT EAST, 6th STORY

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Mar 4, 2026#18683541

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Mar 4, 2026#18683544

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FT AT NORTH WALL IN THE 7th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT B1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Mar 4, 2026#18683542

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 4, 2025#17938444

§ 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 96,300 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 14 building permits on record, with 10 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Sep 5, 2025.

Does 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 244 violations on record, with 77 currently open. Breakdown: 21 DOB, 16 ECB, 207 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 1038 OCEAN AVE?

1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $258K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1038 OCEAN AVE?

1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is zoned R7A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1038 OCEAN AVE?

1038 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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