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1520 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-06721-0058

Built
1929
Floors
6
Residential units
52
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
12,400 sq ft
Floor area
42,800 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded

En español: 5 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 17 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 37 años abierta, desde el 8 de junio de 1989.

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  1. 5

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Lead Paint.

    17 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 12

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 14 Class C violations: 13 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 17 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was May 8, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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5 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 8, 1989.

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OATH/ECB summonses
1 FDNY summons here since January 1, 2019.
  • January 10, 2023, FDNY: Inspection and testing. In violation.
DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued January 24, 2005.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 3 work permits here, the newest issued September 3, 2024, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued September 3, 2024, signed off.
  • Supported Scaffold, issued August 20, 2024, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued August 20, 2024, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 92 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 January 8, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 7, 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).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C5 open most often Lead Paint
Lead PaintNot complied with16708438
Lead PaintDefect letter sent16708309
Lead PaintDefect letter sent16708308
Lead PaintDefect letter sent16708304
Vermin / InfestationFalse certification16702687
Class B12 open most often Fire Safety
No access to reinspect (first try)17776411
No access to reinspect (first try)17776397
MoldTo be reinspected17080326
Certified late16702695
Certified late16702694
Certified late16702693
Certified late16702692
Fire SafetyCertified late16702689
Fire SafetyNotice sent16702688
Notice sent16702686
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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn had 17 open violations on October 10, 2026: 17 from HPD. 5 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 37 years, since June 8, 1989.

Is 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 14 Class C violations: 13 by the original certify-by date, 1 after it. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. 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 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued January 24, 2005. 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.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

ENERGY STAR score 92 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 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On January 8, 2026. 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 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 7, 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 1520 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 1520 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 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1929 as the year 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 1520 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 52 residential units at 1520 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, 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, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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, 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, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. 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, 1520 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn: 52 units, 5 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1520-ocean-avenue-brooklyn

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