Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

81 Ocean Pkwy

Brooklyn, NY 11218Company-ownedBBL 3053200046BIN 3124034

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1938
Floors6
Units80
Building Area92,805 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD4
Market Value$7.8M

81 OCEAN PKWY is a property located at 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1938. It has 6 floors and 80 units. The building area is 92,805 square feet on a 25,614 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $7.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 86 building permits on record (54 active). There are 61 violations on record (6 currently open). 8 docketed judgments carrying $5,000 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

299records on file
68Energy Star

Completed in 1938, 81 Ocean Pkwy rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 80 units and 92,805 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.8M, and assessed for tax at $3.5M. In the 100 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 299 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 86 of its 299 records, fully 29%, fall under that one heading. Violation (61) and complaint (42) 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 68, with a site energy-use intensity of 74.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 435 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 29% permit, 100 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$7.8M of Kings, written across 299 government filings.

Property Details

Address81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1938
Floors6
Total Units80
Building Area92,805 sqft
Lot Size25,614 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
3053200046
3124034
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.8M
$3.5M
$348K

Building Permits

86 on record · 54 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 6, 2026Est. cost $894KJob #B00777820-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Mar 16, 2026Est. cost $894KJob #B00777820-P3
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 16, 2025Job #473152
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 10, 2025Job #B00971020-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 7, 2025Est. cost $1KJob #B01088187-I1

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Violations

61 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,000
Judgments · 8 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Ticket #000888624K
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2026Ticket #000883764J
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Ticket #035683886L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2026Ticket #000863634N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Balance $2,500Ticket #035685379X
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES

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ECBPlumbing
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 14, 2026#39196146N

LACK OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE REQUIRED, I OBSERVED IN BASEMENT, 4 GAS FIRED DRYERS IN THE SAME SPACE WITH NO SPRINKLER COVERAGE. AS PER BC 903.2.11.13 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE REQUIRED IN A SPACE WITH 2 OR

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 24, 2023#16468975

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX [ MISSING NOTICE ] AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Nov 24, 2023#16468976

§ 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 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn built?

The building at 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 was constructed in 1938. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 6 floors and 80 units. The building area is 92,805 sqft.

Are there building permits at 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn?

Yes. 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 86 building permits on record, with 54 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Apr 6, 2026.

Does 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 61 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 25 DOB, 15 ECB, 21 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has 8 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,000. 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 81 OCEAN PKWY?

81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 has an assessed market value of $7.8M and a total assessed value of $3.5M (land: $348K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 81 OCEAN PKWY?

81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 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 81 OCEAN PKWY?

81 OCEAN PKWY, Brooklyn, NY 11218 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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