2940 Ocean Avenue

A 4-story building with 63 apartments, built in 1930, in Brooklyn, NY 11235.

HPD records as of October 25, 2026

6open HPD violations1 immediately hazardous

6complaints to HPD, past year5 about heat or hot water

1rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2018

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years1 older

2940 Ocean Avenue has 6 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 2940-2950 OCEAN APTS. INC. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2018.

Does 2940 Ocean Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 6 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	1
B, hazardous	30 days	5
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	0

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, 3 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 6 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 5 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 2940 Ocean Avenue?

2940 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to 2940-2950 OCEAN APTS. INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, 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 11235 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 2940 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?

1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 63 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 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 3-07440-0020.