Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Midwood
112 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 15% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1554 OCEAN AVENUE · 73 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 15% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 73 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 112 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
112 violations the city still lists as unresolved
86 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 months.
- Disrepair25
- Pests20
- Fire & life safety17
- Lead paint14
- Paint / plaster10
- Plumbing9
- Water leak8
- Mold3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Structural2
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-04-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.