Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
98
out of 100
Heavier than 15% of buildings in Flatbush
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 40% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
485 OCEAN AVENUE · 100 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 40% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 100 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/Q train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 13 years.
- Pests7
- Lead paint6
- Paint / plaster4
- Structural4
- Heat / hot water2
- Water leak2
- Disrepair2
- Fire & life safety2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Other1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 73% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-02-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.