Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

2678 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11229BBL 3073800024BIN 3200950

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1963
Floors6
Units78
Building Area64,122 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD4
Market Value$5.8M

2678 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1963. It has 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 64,122 square feet on a 20,250 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $5.8M. There are 18 building permits on record (8 active). There are 93 violations on record (6 currently open). 4 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

352records on file
78Energy Star

Completed in 1963, 1918 Gravesend Neck Rd rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 78 units and 64,122 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.8M, and assessed for tax at $2.6M. In the 54 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 352 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 130 of its 352 records, fully 37%, fall under that one heading. Violation (93) and assignment (48) trail well behind. 6 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 78, with a site energy-use intensity of 76.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 309 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 37% complaint, 54 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$5.8M of Kings, written across 352 government filings.

Property Details

Address2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1963
Floors6
Total Units78
Building Area64,122 sqft
Lot Size20,250 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3073800024
3200950

Assessment & Sales

$5.8M
$2.6M
$300K

Building Permits

18 on record · 8 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 9, 2026Job #487704
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed May 7, 2024Est. cost $8KJob #B00954260-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed May 7, 2024Est. cost $8KJob #B00954260-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 9, 2022Est. cost $5KJob #B00615885-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 27, 2021Est. cost $5KJob #B00615885-I1

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Violations

93 on record · 6 open
Judgments · 4 docketed
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2004Ticket #0136203358
20030710N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2003Ticket #0133074141
20030403N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 26, 2002Ticket #000150597N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 27, 2001Ticket #000146485R
HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Dec 6, 2024#17541902

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING PERMANENTLY INSTALLED KICKSTAND AT 1ST FIRE DOOR FROM NORTH AT WEST LEADING TO REAR YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Dec 6, 2024#17541907

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING PERMANENTLY INSTALLED KICKSTAND AT 1ST STORY, 1ST FIRE DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH LEADING TO LAUNDRY ROOM. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued Jan 21, 2021#13999854

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

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HPDClass A
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Oct 30, 2020#13875783

§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 was constructed in 1963. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 64,122 sqft.

Are there building permits at 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 has 18 building permits on record, with 8 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 Jul 9, 2026.

Does 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 has 93 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 33 DOB, 7 ECB, 53 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 has 4 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 2678 OCEAN AVE?

2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 has an assessed market value of $5.8M and a total assessed value of $2.6M (land: $300K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 2678 OCEAN AVE?

2678 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11229 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.

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