Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
77
out of 100
Heavier than 52% of buildings in Midwood
84 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 53 apartments here are rent stabilized.
1520 OCEAN AVENUE · 53 apartments · built 1929 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 53 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 84 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
84 violations the city still lists as unresolved
84 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Disrepair19
- Lead paint13
- Fire & life safety9
- Other9
- Pests8
- Paint / plaster7
- Structural7
- Plumbing7
- Water leak2
- Mold1
- Electrical1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-08-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.