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1589 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11210Company-ownedBBL 3076200041BIN 3208318
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Year Built1922
Floors4
Units59
Building Area52,360 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$3.1M

1589 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1922. It has 4 floors and 59 units. The building area is 52,360 square feet on a 18,700 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $3.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 13 building permits on record (9 active). There are 1213 violations on record (86 currently open). 31 docketed judgments carrying $5,500 in open balances 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

5,867records on file
51Energy Star

Completed in 1922, 1589 Ocean Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 59 units and 52,360 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.1M, and assessed for tax at $1.4M. In the 85 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 5,867 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 4,499 of its 5,867 records, fully 77%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,213) and enforcement (65) trail well behind. 86 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 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 51, with a site energy-use intensity of 79.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 254 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 77% complaint, 85 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

77% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1922
Floors4
Total Units59
Building Area52,360 sqft
Lot Size18,700 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3076200041
3208318
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.1M
$1.4M
$389K

Building Permits

13 on record · 9 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
EXPIRED
Filed Feb 20, 2025Job #441670
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PlumbingDOB Legacy
IN PROCESS
Filed Feb 12, 2014Job #320713279-01-04

PL

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Jan 23, 2014Est. cost $57KJob #320713279-01
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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 21, 2014Job #320713279-01-03

PL

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 15, 2013Job #320713279-01-02

PL

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Violations

1213 on record · 86 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,500
Judgments · 31 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 8, 2026Balance $1,000Ticket #0218048930
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047870751N
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047341429L
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047272313N
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047236036X
LOOSE RUBBISH

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19301811

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

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19301812

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

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19301814

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4BB, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19301815

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4BB, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Oct 9, 2026#19301817

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4BB, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 was constructed in 1922. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 4 floors and 59 units. The building area is 52,360 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 13 building permits on record, with 9 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 (EXPIRED) filed Feb 20, 2025.

Does 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 1213 violations on record, with 86 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety, 8 DOB, 29 ECB, 1175 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 31 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,500. 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 1589 OCEAN AVE?

1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has an assessed market value of $3.1M and a total assessed value of $1.4M (land: $389K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1589 OCEAN AVE?

1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 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 1589 OCEAN AVE?

1589 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11210 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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