485 Ocean Avenue
A 6-story building with 100 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Addresses on the lot: 130 to 148 East 21st Street, 485 to 497 Ocean Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
485 Ocean Avenue has 50 open HPD violations, 14 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the past year, 17 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 485 OCEAN REALTY LLC. 99 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 485 Ocean Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 50 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 14 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 22 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
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, 11 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 17 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 485 Ocean Avenue?
485 Ocean Avenue is registered with HPD to 485 OCEAN REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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 September 2025. HPD’s record has 5 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, 12% of residential buildings in 11226 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 485 Ocean Avenue rent stabilized?
99 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 99 of the building’s 100 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
- 499 Ocean Avenue48 apartments, built 1931
- 475 Ocean Avenue48 apartments, built 1931
- 122 East 21st Street24 apartments, built 1931
- 505 Ocean Avenue52 apartments, built 1931
- 2017 Church Avenue38 apartments, built 1931
- 465 Ocean Avenue41 apartments, built 1927
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-05081-0028.