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29 Union Square

849Records
14City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

849 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 447 311 service requests, 115 DOB job filings, 109 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1959
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)UNION SQUARE BROADWAY ASSOC
BBL1008430029
BIN1016075

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

244 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (90) · Noise (52) · Encampment (33) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Animal (8).

Filed construction activity

$6,481,401 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,423,000 $10,090,350
2026$22,757,000 $10,240,650
2027$23,857,000 $10,735,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bernie & Herb'sNot yet graded—
Joe CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Sweet ChickChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / Union Square West — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

29 Union Square

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

244 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,199,057 on 2022-09-28 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-28AL&R $9,000,000 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $9,000,000
2022-09-28Mortgage $1,199,058 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,199,058
2022-09-28Agreement $9,000,000 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $9,000,000
2012-11-20Agreement $10,000,000 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $10,000,000
2012-11-20Mortgage $8,805,991 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $8,805,991
2008-12-24Mortgage $217,244 — from UNION SQUARE - BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $217,244
2008-12-24Agreement $1,205,000 — from UNION SQUARE - BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $1,205,000
2008-12-24AL&R $1,205,000 — from UNION SQUARE - BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $1,205,000
1998-08-26Mortgage $50,895 — from UNION SQUARE-BROADWAY ASSOCIATES to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK $50,895

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201755404054
2018652201649
2019375391486
202042200228
202103270333
2022100284244
202344300240
202402640470
202580650376
20269010406119
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The full timeline

Construction 224Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 447Ownership & money 24Health & systems 87

Every one of the 849 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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