Is 255 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
255 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn (11225). It has about 40 apartments, built in 1921.
Also written as 255 Ocean Avenue — or 255 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225.
How this building compares
With about 40 apartments it is larger than 68% of the 399 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate. Its 1921 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 28 open violations here, about 0.7 per apartment — matching the median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 75 violations on record at the address, 20 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. HPD issued 47 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate |
| ZIP | 11225 |
| Year built | 1921 |
| Apartments | 40 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3050260339 |
Owner & management
| Owner | SONOMA OCEAN LLC 8214 3RD AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 28 open / 75 total · 47 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 127 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 255 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
255 Ocean Ave in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, 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 255 Ocean Ave?
255 Ocean Ave (BBL 3050260339) has about 40 residential apartments and was built in 1921, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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