55 open code violations — including 24 immediately hazardous conditions — point to severe management issues.
This 47-unit Prospect Park South rental shows heavy maintenance strain under Bronstein Properties management. The building carries 55 open code violations — 24 of them classified as immediately hazardous — alongside ongoing heat complaints and egress hazards. Three things to know:
Inspectors cited cellar fire hazards and blocked emergency egress routes this spring. Housing inspectors cited missing fire-retardant material across the entire cellar ceiling and required an immediate fire guard in April 2026. Official records also detail padlocked slide bolts in fire passageways and household items obstructing fire escapes.
Chronic heat issues pair with unit-level breakdown across basic infrastructure. Residents logged 27 heat and hot water complaints in recent record, while inspectors issued a cluster of violations in April 2026 for unit 1K alone — covering roach infestations, broken plaster, unsealed water closet bowls, and unpainted heat risers.
The surrounding three-block area experiences substantial late-night noise volume. Within three blocks of the address, residents logged 892 residential noise calls over the last 12 months. The volume is heavily dominated by 713 pounding and banging reports alongside 153 loud music calls.
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446 Ocean Avenue is a 47-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3050800013). This building is associated with Prospect 446, LLC. Brix tracks 55 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1914, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 248 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 27, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on June 18, 2024 for $5,482,632.38, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 16/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1K at 446 Ocean Avenue has 8 open violations.
Unit 2K at 446 Ocean Avenue has 8 open violations.
Unit 1I at 446 Ocean Avenue has 7 open violations.
Unit 1A at 446 Ocean Avenue has 5 open violations.
Unit 2A at 446 Ocean Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 3I at 446 Ocean Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 2J at 446 Ocean Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 1J at 446 Ocean Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 1D at 446 Ocean Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 1C at 446 Ocean Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 46 at 446 Ocean Avenue has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $7.2M.
Unit 4B at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 4E at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit 4J at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (11 past violations).
Unit 3A at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 3C at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3H at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 2C at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (17 past violations).
Unit 2D at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 2E at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2H at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 1B at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 1G at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (22 past violations).
Unit 1H at 446 Ocean Avenue has no open violations (12 past violations).
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