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1553 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11230Company-ownedBBL 3076020015BIN 3207477
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Year Built1924
Floors4
Units44
Building Area43,000 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$3.5M

1553 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1924. It has 4 floors and 44 units. The building area is 43,000 square feet on a 15,400 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.5M. It last sold for $5.2M on Oct 11, 2011. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 13 building permits on record (6 active). There are 231 violations on record (21 currently open). 25 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

1,556records on file
33Energy Star

Completed in 1924, 1553 Ocean Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 44 units and 43,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 68 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,556 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,182 of its 1,556 records, fully 76%, fall under that one heading. Violation (231) and enforcement (49) trail well behind. 21 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 2007.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 33, with a site energy-use intensity of 69.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 210 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 76% complaint, 68 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

76% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1924
Floors4
Total Units44
Building Area43,000 sqft
Lot Size15,400 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3076020015
3207477
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.5M
$1.6M
$186K
$5.2M
Last Sale DateOct 11, 2011

Building Permits

13 on record · 6 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 2, 2026Job #478582
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Aug 12, 2025Job #471158
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 7, 2018Est. cost $15KJob #340415287-01
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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 26, 2017Job #340415287-01-02

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 27, 2016Job #340415287-01-01

PL

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Violations

231 on record · 21 open
Judgments · 25 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Ticket #039126089M
FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILER
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #000856577K
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #000843260J
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 2ND OFF
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 29, 2013Ticket #041714802L
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 29, 2013Ticket #041633435Y
MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES - SECOND OFFENSE

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SafetyAEUHAZ
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 17, 2026#VIO-FTC-AEU-HAZ-202603-0028697
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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 24, 2025#18429296

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''South''

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HPDClass B
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 20, 2025#18585444

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18241111 ISSUED 20-SEP-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202312-0060138

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 14)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 was constructed in 1924. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 44 units. The building area is 43,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 13 building permits on record, with 6 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Feb 2, 2026.

Does 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 231 violations on record, with 21 currently open. Breakdown: 2 DOB Safety, 10 DOB, 21 ECB, 198 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has 25 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 1553 OCEAN AVE?

1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 has an assessed market value of $3.5M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $186K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1553 OCEAN AVE last sold?

1553 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11230 last sold for $5.2M on Oct 11, 2011. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1553 OCEAN AVE?

1553 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 1553 OCEAN AVE?

1553 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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