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1256 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-06694-0064

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 25 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 5 años abierta, desde el 3 de diciembre de 2020.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 5 years, since December 3, 2020.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. How certification works

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12 open Class C and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed December 3, 2020.

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DOB violations
11 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed August 30, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
Certificate of occupancy
Final, issued November 28, 2016.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on June 1. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed April 27, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 16, 2024, awarded for $100.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C12 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant191764431256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Notice sent18189711
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18047766
Vermin / InfestationFalse certification17887161
Notice sent17653191
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17632737
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent17632736
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16536838
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16536837
Heat / Hot WaterNot complied with16536836
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B13 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent191764451256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Notice sent191764441256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Certified on time190291571256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Certified on time190291541256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Certified on time190291531256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Notice sent183202891256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Fire SafetyNotice sent183202881256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Notice sent183202871256 PLAZA LLC. & 1204 BROADWAY OWNER LLC.
Notice sent18189712
Fire SafetyNotice sent18047768
The report lists all 13, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn had 25 open violations on September 27, 2026: 25 from HPD. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 5 years, since December 3, 2020.

Is 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 10 certifications filed against 1 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 8 Class C violations, all 8 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 11 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened April 16, 2024, awarded for $100. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed August 30, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Does 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued November 28, 2016. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

When was the boiler at 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on June 1. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On April 27, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 2014 as the year 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 8 floors.

How many apartments does 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 26 residential units at 1256 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 1256 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn: 12 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1256-ocean-avenue-brooklyn

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