Is 1520 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
1520 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midwood, Brooklyn (11230). It has about 52 apartments, built in 1929.
Also written as 1520 Ocean Avenue — or 1520 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230.
How this building compares
With about 52 apartments it sits near the middle of the 233 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midwood, where the median building has 47. Its 1929 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 89 open violations here, about 1.7 per apartment — above the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 182 violations on record at the address, 39 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 17 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 134 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Midwood |
| ZIP | 11230 |
| Year built | 1929 |
| Apartments | 52 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3067210058 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 1520 OCEAN AVENUE REATLY CORP 144 BEACH 147 STREET · NEPONSIT, NY 11694 |
| Managing agent | MARTIN FREEDHAND |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 89 open / 182 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 134 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 7, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 1520 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
1520 Ocean Ave in Midwood, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1520 Ocean Ave?
1520 Ocean Ave (BBL 3067210058) has about 52 residential apartments and was built in 1929, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.