Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
47
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Midwood
101 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1562 OCEAN AVENUE · 77 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 11% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 77 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 101 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
101 violations the city still lists as unresolved
99 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 months.
- Gas19
- Fire & life safety19
- Pests17
- Paint / plaster13
- Lead paint8
- Structural6
- Disrepair4
- Water leak4
- Plumbing4
- Mold4
- Other3
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-09-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.