1138 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230

1138 Ocean Avenue is an 8-story, 68-unit residential building located in Flatbush, owned by Keith Werny and constructed in 2008. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, most notably in January 2022 and April 2019, when multiple complaints were filed regarding building-wide service interruptions, though in each case, heat and hot water were reportedly restored before or during HPD's response. The building experienced infrastructure issues requiring attention, with emergency complaints filed in April 2019 regarding both heating systems and gas supply.

Recent inspections related to Local Law 188/17 compliance have been conducted regularly, showing an active effort to maintain building safety standards, with the most recent bedbug report (2024-2025) showing no infestations. The building has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, with zero reported cases of infestation or eradication in the past seven reporting periods. While the building had some open violations noted in 2019 regarding hot water access, gas supply, and access to the heating system boiler room, these appear to have been addressed, as subsequent violation records indicate compliance.

The most recent Department of Buildings inspection in February 2023 filed an unsafe report that was later dismissed, and there was a pattern of compliance inspections completed without violations between 2023 and early 2024, suggesting improved oversight and maintenance practices. The building's maintenance history reveals periodic heating system challenges, particularly during transitional seasons, but recent utility records show no persistent systemic issues. The property has demonstrated stable rodent management, passing an inspection in November 2018, and has maintained an active compliance record for annual bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infestations over multiple reporting periods.