197 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn

A three-family house where the surrounding blocks carry heavy indoor noise calls and commercial air-quality activity.

A 1909 three-unit house right near Prospect Park. Direct municipal filings against the structure itself are minimal, but the surrounding blocks carry a mix of residential noise and commercial air-quality signals. Three things to know:

Indoor banging and pounding complaints dominate the surrounding blocks. 558 residential noise calls within three blocks over the past year, with 450 specifically logged for indoor banging and pounding. That is a heavy concentration compared to the citywide total of 435,624 residential noise complaints.

Food establishment and indoor air quality calls reflect commercial kitchen venting nearby. 24 combined food-establishment and indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months (17 food establishment calls and 7 indoor air quality reports). These signals often indicate commercial kitchen exhaust, grease trap odors, or HVAC riser bleed that carries between neighboring spaces.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 183 illegal parking calls within three blocks over the last year, mostly posted sign violations and double-parked vehicles.
• 162 street noise complaints within three blocks in the past 12 months, primarily for loud music.

197 Ocean Avenue is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3050260005). This building is associated with Jemmotte Donna. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1909, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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