438 Ocean Parkway

A 6-story building with 60 apartments, built in 1940, in Brooklyn, NY 11218.

HPD records as of October 30, 2026

35open HPD violations11 immediately hazardous

33complaints to HPD, past year23 about heat or hot water

56rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2020

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years2 older

438 Ocean Parkway has 35 open HPD violations, 11 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the past year, 23 about heat or hot water. It is registered to JAY REALTY LLC. 56 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2020.

Does 438 Ocean Parkway have open violations?

Yes: 35 open violations as of October 30, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	11
B, hazardous	30 days	17
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	7

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, 28 have been closed.

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 30, 2026, 23 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 438 Ocean Parkway?

438 Ocean Parkway is registered with HPD to JAY REALTY 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

None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2008.

City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11218 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 438 Ocean Parkway rent stabilized?

56 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2020, the same as in 2018. That’s 56 of the building’s 60 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 30, 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 3-05389-0019.