1685 Ocean Avenue
A 6-story building with 89 apartments, built in 1937, in Brooklyn, NY 11210.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
1685 Ocean Avenue has 8 open HPD violations. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to OXFORD REALTY 0F NEW YORK LLc. 88 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1685 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 8 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 | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 6 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 2 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 1685 Ocean Avenue?
1685 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to OXFORD REALTY 0F NEW YORK LLc. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
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 April 2025. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11210 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1685 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
88 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 84 in 2018. That’s 88 of the building’s 89 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
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Buildings nearby
- 2005 Avenue L46 apartments, built 1941
- 1704 Ocean Avenue64 apartments, built 2019
- 1673 Ocean Avenue49 apartments, built 2019
- 1680 Ocean Avenue65 apartments, built 1935
- 1902 Avenue L47 apartments, built 1935
- 1730 Ocean Avenue34 apartments, built 2020
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 3-07638-0036.