540 Ocean Parkway
A 6-story building with 114 apartments, built in 1962, in Brooklyn, NY 11218.
HPD records as of November 6, 2026
540 Ocean Parkway has 11 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the past year, 11 about heat or hot water. It is registered to IMPERIAL OCEAN CORP. 11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 540 Ocean Parkway have open violations?
Yes: 11 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 | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 3 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 6, 2026, 11 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 540 Ocean Parkway?
540 Ocean Parkway is registered with HPD to IMPERIAL OCEAN CORP. 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 540 Ocean Parkway rent stabilized?
11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 14 in 2018. That’s 11 of the building’s 114 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
- 514 Ocean Parkway74 apartments, built 1962
- 723 East 5th Street21 apartments, built 1930
- 510 Ocean Parkway39 apartments, built 1931
- 669 East 5th Street34 apartments, built 1931
- 570 Ocean Parkway43 apartments, built 1931
- 545 Ocean Parkway89 apartments, built 1963
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 3-05399-0021.