Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Midwood
125 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1535 OCEAN AVENUE · 45 apartments · built 1924 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 25% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 45 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 125 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
125 violations the city still lists as unresolved
108 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 months.
- Lead paint43
- Pests21
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster12
- Other9
- Fire & life safety8
- Plumbing7
- Water leak6
- Mold1
- Structural1
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2021-10-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.