Is 500 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
500 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Flatbush, Brooklyn (11226). It has about 64 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 500 Ocean Avenue — or 500 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226.
How this building compares
With about 64 apartments it is larger than 83% of the 564 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Flatbush. HPD lists 33 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 479 violations on record at the address, 112 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 19 of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 556 HPD complaints at the address, 12 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Flatbush |
| ZIP | 11226 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 64 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, COOP/CONDO PLAN FILE |
| BBL | 3050800060 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 500 OCEAN APT. CORP 8214 3RD AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NY 11209 |
| Managing agent | MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 33 open / 479 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 3 open / 556 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 500 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
500 Ocean Ave in Flatbush, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and COOP/CONDO PLAN FILE. 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 500 Ocean Ave?
500 Ocean Ave (BBL 3050800060) has about 64 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.