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400 Ocean Avenue
Prospect Park South

400 Ocean Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11226

39 Units

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Built in 1963

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6 Floors

2.6(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Reviews (4)

    Over 1 year ago
    The building is going down hill fast
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It is in a really good location.
    Cons:
    There is never any heat, people are constantly stealing packages from the lobby. The super is extremely rude and unpleasant, it is not uncommon to hear him cursing tenants out and yelling at delivery people. If something is broken don't expect it to get fixed son as the super is always off site, or not answering his phone.
    Advice to owner:
    Find a super who is able to keep up with the building.
    Over 3 years ago
    Horrible Super. Cockroach Heaven.
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good proximity to transit. Laundry in building. Responsive to issues, for the most part.
    Cons:
    The super is one of the meanest people I have ever met. When told that I wouldn't be in the apartment for a appliance delivery because I was at my mother-in-law's funeral he said it was "not his problem" and that there was nothing he could do to help (I was simply asking him to let the movers into the apartment). The FIRST week of living here he berated me to badly about a mold issue in my bathroom that I had to ask him to leave my apartment THREE TIMES before he complied.

    During the winter, the apartment was often well below legal temperatures; the bathroom was once 55 degrees in the middle of the day (legal temp is 68 during the day).

    There have been constant cockroach problems all year and it has only bee addressed by management once.
    Advice to owner:
    Fire the super. Regulate your heating.

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 400 Ocean Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.53 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    5
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 30, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq. ft. at west wall in the bathroom located at apt 5e, 5th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    14
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 30, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective rubber gasket for refrigerator door in the kitchen located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from south at west
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 30, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Hw 400 Ocean Realty C
    2.6(4)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    Agent•
    0 Property•0 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Cheryl Smith
    2.8(80)
    Officer•
    0 Property•0 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Michael Malek
    2.8(45)
    Head Officer•
    0 Property•0 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    S
    Saul Wolf
    2.6(4)
    Officer•
    0 Property•0 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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