Brooklyn · Block 7602 · Lot 15 · 11230

1553 Ocean Avenue

4 floors · 44 apartments · 43,000 sq ft · built 1924 · class C1 · owner of record: Midwood Equities Llc

22open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
63dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 63 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 63 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 79 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 43,000 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 184 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 184 days
Annual filing
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 307 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 14 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 428 days
Next cycle year 2027
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-06-04 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 12, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN APARTMENT# 2K I OBSERVED NEW GAS VALVE. NO PERMIT ON DOB RECORDS TO PERFORM THIS WORK. GAS METER VALVE WAS LOCKED BY UTILITY., OBTAIN PERMIT
#39077639J
May 10, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 23, 2024LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#12936
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 17, 2026AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Jan 31, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle D (premises is in Community District 14)
Active
Sep 23, 2024Boiler LBLVIO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 External Low Pressure Inspection Report
Active
HPD (17) · C 5 · B 10 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jan 20, 2026BApt 2E · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18241111 ISSUED 20-SEP-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B Feb 24, 2026
Nov 25, 2025CApt 2B · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''South''Dec 9, 2025
May 2, 2024AApt 1D · § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION SUSPENDED ACOUSTIC PANEL AT CEILING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTAug 5, 2024
Nov 28, 2023C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT BOILER ROOMDec 4, 2023
Oct 3, 2023CApt 4A · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTOct 9, 2023
Mar 30, 2022AApt 2K · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RUBBER GASKET AT REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2K, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT NORTHJul 3, 2022
Dec 6, 2021BApt 3I · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2022
Dec 6, 2021CApt 3I · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 1, 2022
Dec 6, 2021BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2022
Dec 6, 2021BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2022
Dec 6, 2021BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2022
Dec 6, 2021BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 10, 2022
Dec 6, 2021CApt 3I · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHJan 1, 2022
Nov 17, 2021BApt 1B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTHDec 22, 2021
Feb 1, 2021BApt 4A · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING (APPROX. 10 SQ FT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT SOUTHMar 8, 2021
Jan 28, 2019BApt 2H · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMar 4, 2019
Jan 28, 2019BApt 2H · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2H, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTMar 4, 2019

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City records as of Oct 29, 2026, 7:05 AM ET. BBL 3076020015.

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