Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
58
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in Midwood
220 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1632 OCEAN AVENUE · 98 apartments · built 1929 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 95 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 220 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
220 violations the city still lists as unresolved
208 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Lead paint62
- Fire & life safety47
- Disrepair30
- Paint / plaster24
- Water leak15
- Mold14
- Pests9
- Plumbing5
- Heat / hot water5
- Other3
- Structural3
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.