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1215 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-07548-0038

Built
1920
Floors
4
Residential units
35
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
11,000 sq ft
Floor area
37,200 sq ft

En español: contando todos los años, el HPD tiene 16 violaciones abiertas aquí, la más antigua del 7 de junio de 1991.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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OATH/ECB summonses
2 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $8,750 in penalties imposed.
  • November 17, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. In violation, $6,250 penalty imposed.
  • September 10, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993.
Housing court
5 housing court cases here since 2014.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued April 5, 2022, for Foundation work.
  • Foundation, issued April 5, 2022, signed off.
  • Foundation, issued January 21, 2022, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 66 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected August 7, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 24, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Counting every year, HPD has 16 violations still open here, the oldest filed on June 7, 1991. No Class B or C violation HPD filed here in the last 3 years is still open. No OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years is still active.

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Questions about this building

Does 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 16 violations still open at 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, the oldest filed on June 7, 1991. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued August 16, 1993. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn been in housing court?

Yes. 5 housing court cases here since 2014. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 66 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On August 7, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 24, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 35 residential units at 1215 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 1215 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn: 35 units, 16 open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1215-ocean-avenue-brooklyn

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