1620 Ocean Avenue
A 6-story building with 101 apartments, built in 1929, in Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Addresses on the lot: 1602 to 1618 Ocean Avenue, 1620 to 1626 Ocean Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
1620 Ocean Avenue has 111 open HPD violations, 30 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 28 complaints to HPD in the past year, 10 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Town Management Co. 97 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1620 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 111 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 | 30 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 70 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more 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 28 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 10 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1620 Ocean Avenue?
1620 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to Town Management Co. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
2 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 March 2023. HPD’s record has 12 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 1620 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
97 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 97 of the building’s 101 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
- 1916 Avenue K60 apartments, built 1954
- 1640 Ocean Avenue98 apartments, built 1929
- 1609 Ocean Avenue39 apartments, built 1926
- 1589 Ocean Avenue59 apartments, built 1922
- 1921 Avenue K67 apartments, built 1928
- 1650 Ocean Avenue59 apartments, built 1927
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 3-06730-0063.