Brooklyn · Community District 16
Building compliance in Brownsville & Ocean Hill
What the city requires of buildings in Brownsville, Ocean Hill — the Local Laws that apply, the deadlines that hit this district, and how to check any specific address in seconds.
Brownsville & Ocean Hill is made up mostly of smaller buildings and a residential-and-commercial mix. Its building stock is largely prewar: about 51% of buildings predate 1960, 3% exceed 25,000 sq ft, and 1% rise above six stories. obligations here span energy benchmarking, facade safety and housing-maintenance rules.
Buildings in Brownsville & Ocean Hill, by compliance scope
Live counts from the city's PLUTO dataset for Brooklyn Community District 16. Thresholds are how NYC decides which Local Laws apply — a building can fall into several.
Counts are current PLUTO records and approximate the buildings likely in scope; only a per-address check confirms what applies. Check your building →
Compliance activity in Brownsville & Ocean Hill
A current read on housing conditions in this district — open HPD housing-maintenance complaints on record for Brooklyn Community District 16.
on record as of August 2026 · updates live
Source: NYC HPD Complaints (Open Data). Tenant-reported complaints differ from issued violations — look up a specific building's violations →
Deadlines that hit Brownsville & Ocean Hill
- Local Law 152 (gas piping): Brownsville & Ocean Hill is in Brooklyn Community District 16, which is in the 2026 sub-cycle. The next inspection deadline is December 31, 2026, and it repeats every four years. Your community district — not your neighborhood — sets this date.
- Local Law 97 (carbon caps): buildings over 25,000 sq ft file an emissions report by May 1 each year; caps tighten sharply in 2030. 230 buildings here are over that threshold. Estimate a penalty →
- Local Law 84 (benchmarking): energy & water benchmarking due May 1 for buildings over 25,000 sq ft.
- FISP / Local Law 11 (facades): buildings taller than 6 stories file on a 5-year cycle set by the tax-block's last digit. 75 buildings here are tall enough. See the cycle →
- HPD registration: buildings with 3+ residential units register annually by September 1. 2,745 qualify in this district.
Local Laws that commonly apply here
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See your building's exact obligations
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Check my building →Frequently asked questions
Which gas-piping (LL152) deadline applies in Brownsville & Ocean Hill?
Brownsville & Ocean Hill is in Brooklyn Community District 16. That district is in the 2026 LL152 sub-cycle, so the next inspection is due December 31, 2026, and it repeats every four years.
How many buildings in Brownsville & Ocean Hill fall under Local Law 97?
About 230 buildings in Brooklyn Community District 16 exceed 25,000 sq ft, the threshold for LL97 carbon caps and LL84 benchmarking, based on current PLUTO records.
How do I check the specific violations and laws for my building in Brownsville & Ocean Hill?
Enter your address on the NYC Building Compliance homepage. You'll get a profile of every Local Law that applies to that building plus its live violations from DOB, HPD, FDNY, ECB/OATH and other agencies.
Reviewed against current NYC agency guidance by the NYC Building Compliance editorial team. Found something out of date? Tell us. Informational only — not legal or engineering advice.