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1215 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11230Company-ownedBBL 3075480038BIN 3205714
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors4
Units35
Building Area37,200 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$2M

1215 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 4 floors and 35 units. The building area is 37,200 square feet on a 11,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 13 building permits on record (4 active). There are 308 violations on record (18 currently open). 11 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

770records on file
66Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 1215 Ocean Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 35 units and 37,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.0M, and assessed for tax at $892K. In the 106 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 770 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 347 of its 770 records, fully 45%, fall under that one heading. Violation (308) and assignment (28) trail well behind. 18 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 66, with a site energy-use intensity of 66.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 155 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 45% complaint, 106 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.0M of Kings, written across 770 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1920
Floors4
Total Units35
Building Area37,200 sqft
Lot Size11,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3075480038
3205714
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2M
$892K
$173K

Building Permits

13 on record · 4 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 6, 2025Job #465077
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 20, 2022Est. cost $8KJob #B00645157-S3
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 10, 2022Est. cost $35KJob #B00645157-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jun 9, 2022Est. cost $35KJob #B00645157-P1
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FoundationDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Apr 5, 2022Est. cost $8KJob #B00645157-S3

Initial Permit

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Violations

308 on record · 18 open
Judgments · 11 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Ticket #048015473L
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 6, 2014Ticket #041912674N
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE TO A TREE BY NAILING OR PIERCING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2010Ticket #042341491K
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES 1ST VIOLATION
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2009Ticket #041750834Y
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 6, 2014Ticket #011035518L
FAILED TO PROVIDE FIREPROOF DOOR WINDOW

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HPDClass C
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued May 16, 2026#18935518

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4I, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''EAST''

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Aug 16, 2023#16166925

§ 27-2005, 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 35 units. The building area is 37,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 13 building permits on record, with 4 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Jun 6, 2025.

Does 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 308 violations on record, with 18 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 3 ECB, 301 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1215 OCEAN AVE?

1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has an assessed market value of $2M and a total assessed value of $892K (land: $173K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1215 OCEAN AVE?

1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 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 1215 OCEAN AVE?

1215 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 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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