810 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 4-story, 13-unit tenement building at 810 Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, owned by Sonja Inzlizatsprei and built in 1914, has experienced significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, particularly regarding heating and pest problems. From 2023 through early 2025, there have been multiple emergency heat and hot water complaints, with at least four instances where HPD was unable to gain access to inspect the conditions. Most notably, in late 2024, several violations were issued including a lack of hot water in Apartment 2B and a mice infestation in the same unit.

The building has a documented history of rodent activity, with multiple baiting treatments applied between 2022 and 2023, and an inspection in August 2023 confirming rat activity. Additional concerns were noted in late 2024-early 2025, including unsanitary conditions, safety issues with carbon monoxide detectors, and various building maintenance violations such as broken door latches and faulty self-closing doors. The property has undergone regular health and safety inspections, with the most recent violations from December 2024 including broken latches at doors leading to the south yard, a locked heating system door in the boiler room, and various pest control issues.

While the building's bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 show no infestation cases, the ongoing issues with heat maintenance and rodent control suggest persistent maintenance challenges. A 2021 complaint regarding illegal conversion was investigated but resulted in no violations being found at that time. The building has seen multiple HPD inspections and issued violations since October 2023, including a notable spike in complaints in late 2024, which led to formal violations being recorded against the property owner.