1553 Ocean Avenue
A 4-story building with 44 apartments, built in 1924, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
1553 Ocean Avenue has 17 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the past year, 25 about heat or hot water. It is registered to MIDWOOD EQUITIES LLC. 45 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1553 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 17 open violations as of November 6, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 10 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 25 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 1553 Ocean Avenue?
1553 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to MIDWOOD EQUITIES LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
25 other buildings are 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 December 2023. HPD’s record has 17 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 6 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 1553 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
45 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
- 1535 Ocean Avenue44 apartments, built 1924
- 1569 Ocean Avenue57 apartments, built 1922
- 1562 Ocean Avenue76 apartments, built 1926
- 1554 Ocean Avenue73 apartments, built 1926
- 1576 Ocean Avenue41 apartments, built 1939
- 1521 Ocean Avenue70 apartments, built 1925
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 6, 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 3-07602-0015.