2835 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1949 elevator apartment building on Ocean Avenue with 62 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

2835 Ocean Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3074220146). The property is zoned R7A, on a 52,500 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 200 residential units. It was built in 1949. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 62 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3074220146
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 15
Neighborhood	Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
ZIP code	11235
Zoning district	R7A
Building class	D1 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	52,500 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	200
Year built	1949
FAR	3.05 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
3 open ECB (OATH) violations — $12,500 in penalties due
58 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.