Is 1553 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
1553 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midwood, Brooklyn (11230). It has about 44 apartments, built in 1924.
Also written as 1553 Ocean Avenue — or 1553 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230.
How this building compares
With about 44 apartments it sits near the middle of the 233 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midwood, where the median building has 47. Its 1924 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 17 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — close to the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 198 violations on record at the address, 51 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 1,124 HPD complaints at the address, 32 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Midwood |
| ZIP | 11230 |
| Year built | 1924 |
| Apartments | 44 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3076020015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MIDWOOD EQUITIES LLC 505 THORNALL ST #403 · EDISON, NJ 08837 |
| Managing agent | SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 17 open / 198 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 7 open / 1124 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |