Brooklyn · Block 7440 · Lot 20 · 11235

2940 Ocean Avenue

4 floors · 63 apartments · 52,500 sq ft · built 1930 · class D4 · owner of record: 2940-50 Ocean Apt.I

17open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
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 67 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 67 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 83 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 52,500 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 188 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 188 days
Annual filing
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 15 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 432 days
Next cycle year 2027
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2030) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2030
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 7440). Agency page

Dec 31, 2030
in 1528 days
Next due 2030
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: 2026-03-17 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 2, 2018Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN GAS METER ROOM I OBSERVED 31 NEW GAS METER BARS & NEW GAS PIPING FROM EACH GAS METER BAR CONNECTED TO EXISTING GAS LINES. NO PERMIT ON DOB RECORD TO PERFORM THIS JOB I
#35268746L
Apr 23, 2018
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Mar 2, 2018Plumbing CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED BY BC 909.2;27-954. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN BASEMENT/CELLAR I OBSERVED 3 GAS FIRED DRYERS & NO SPRINKL
#35268748P
Apr 23, 2018
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Mar 2, 2018Plumbing CLASS - 1
GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W/O INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION BY DOB. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN GAS METER ROOM I OBSERVED 31 NEW GAS METER BARS W/NEW GAS PIPING. NO PERMIT NO PLUMBING INSPECTIONS ON DOB RECORD. GAS
#35268747N
Apr 23, 2018
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Feb 22, 2012Construction CLASS - 3
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING APPURTENANCES. NOTED AT FRONT OF BUILDINGPVC PIPES INSTALLED AT 2 LOCATIONS DIRECTING WASTE WATER TO SIDEWALK. REMEDY: REPAIR &/OR REPLACE OR REMOVE.
#34942775X
Jun 25, 2012
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 1, 2021ELEVATOR

#9028/710286
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 27, 2018CONSTRUCTION
STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT DOB OFFICE AT 718 802 -3677 FOR INFO
#1505RH
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 14, 2016(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
#06819
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 20, 2009ELEVATOR

#9011/305130
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 14, 2023Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Nov 14, 2016Elevators ACC1
Active
HPD (6) · C 1 · B 5 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 15, 2017BApt D12 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D12, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 19, 2017
Aug 15, 2017BApt D12 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D12, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 19, 2017
Apr 14, 2008BApt A11 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A11, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 19, 2008
Apr 14, 2008BApt A11 · § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A11, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 19, 2008
Apr 14, 2008BApt A11 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A11, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 19, 2008
Mar 31, 2008CApt C9 · § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER May 10, 2008

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City records as of Oct 25, 2026, 6:53 PM ET. BBL 3074400020.

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