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500 Ocean Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11226Company-ownedBBL 3050800060BIN 3116541
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1931
Floors6
Units64
Building Area87,951 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD4
Market Value$4.4M

500 OCEAN AVE is a property located at 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 6 floors and 64 units. The building area is 87,951 square feet on a 20,608 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $4.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 12 building permits on record (7 active). There are 524 violations on record (41 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $3,125 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

1,251records on file
61Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 500 Ocean Ave rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 64 units and 87,951 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 72 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,251 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 591 of its 1,251 records, fully 47%, fall under that one heading. Violation (524) and inspection (44) trail well behind. 41 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 61, with a site energy-use intensity of 79.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 438 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 47% complaint, 72 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.4M of Kings, written across 1,251 government filings.

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Property Details

Address500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1931
Floors6
Total Units64
Building Area87,951 sqft
Lot Size20,608 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3050800060
3116541
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.4M
$2M
$510K

Building Permits

12 on record · 7 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 16, 2024Job #435356
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 12, 2018Est. cost $19KJob #321643511-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2017Job #321643511-01-01

PL

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Aug 2, 2005Est. cost $50KJob #301817489-01

CONSTRUCTION

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 23, 2004Job #301817489-01-01

PL

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Violations

524 on record · 41 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,125
Judgments · 11 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2023Ticket #039068880L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Balance $3,125Ticket #039052485P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2015Ticket #011442663X
HEATING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2015Ticket #0187272948
FAILED TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2010Ticket #042242361Z
SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKS

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Nov 7, 2024#17404605

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 64 units. The building area is 87,951 sqft.

Are there building permits at 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 12 building permits on record, with 7 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 Oct 16, 2024.

Does 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 524 violations on record, with 41 currently open. Breakdown: 36 DOB, 11 ECB, 477 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,125. 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 500 OCEAN AVE?

500 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11226 has an assessed market value of $4.4M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $510K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 500 OCEAN AVE?

500 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 500 OCEAN AVE?

500 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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