1438 Ocean Avenue
A 4-story building with 50 apartments, built in 1925, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Addresses on the lot: 1438 to 1448 Ocean Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
1438 Ocean Avenue has 172 open HPD violations, 80 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 105 complaints to HPD in the past year, 58 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC. 51 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1438 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 172 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 80 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 87 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 14 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 105 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 58 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1438 Ocean Avenue?
1438 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to 1436 OCEAN AVE. LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2024. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11230 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1438 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
51 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1430 Ocean Avenue42 apartments, built 1925
- 1468 Ocean Avenue28 apartments, built 1924
- 1439 Ocean Avenue72 apartments, built 1922
- 1412 Ocean Avenue54 apartments, built 1936
- 1480 Ocean Avenue44 apartments, built 1936
- 1479 Ocean Avenue44 apartments, built 1923
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-06712-0076.