1494 Ocean Avenue
A 4-story building with 44 apartments, built in 1922, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Addresses on the lot: 1494 to 1504 Ocean Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
1494 Ocean Avenue has 175 open HPD violations, 26 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to MIDWOOD HALL CONDOMINIUM. 17 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021.
Does 1494 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 175 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 | 26 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 97 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 52 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1494 Ocean Avenue?
1494 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to MIDWOOD HALL CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out no evictions 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 1494 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
17 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2021, the same as in 2019. That’s 17 of the building’s 44 apartments. 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
- 1506 Ocean Avenue34 apartments, built 1925
- 1520 Ocean Avenue52 apartments, built 1929
- 1490 Ocean Avenue58 apartments, built 1962
- 1524 Ocean Avenue34 apartments, built 1914
- 1480 Ocean Avenue44 apartments, built 1936
- 1517 Ocean Avenue45 apartments, built 1925
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 3-06721-7501.