Is 985 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
985 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Flatbush, Brooklyn (11226). It has about 36 apartments, built in 1961.
Also written as 985 Ocean Avenue — or 985 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226.
How this building compares
With about 36 apartments it sits near the middle of the 564 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Flatbush, where the median building has 35. It went up in 1961, 30 years after the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 8 open violations here, about one for every 4 apartments — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 209 violations on record at the address, 46 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 957 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Flatbush |
| ZIP | 11226 |
| Year built | 1961 |
| Apartments | 36 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3052060054 |
Owner & management
| Owner | OCEAN AVE 985 LLC 110 EAST 55TH ST #BSMT · New York, NY 10022 |
| Managing agent | OCEAN AVE 985 LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 209 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 957 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |