377 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 HPD housing violations, 104 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1647. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 101 total — 40 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$31,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Dirty Condition (7) · WATER LEAK (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1223 UNION AVE LLC |
| Head officer | YONATAN BAHUMI |
| Managing agent | 1223 UNION AVE LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $752,000 | $45,120 |
| 2026 | $782,000 | $46,920 |
| 2027 | $792,000 | $47,520 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Freeman St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Prospect Av — Bx35 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union Ave & E 169 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Urban Scholars Community School. 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.
1223 Union Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $207,305 on 2026-02-19 (lender: Emporium Tpo LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Mortgage $207,306 — from 1223 UNION AVE LLC to MERS; EMPORIUM TPO LLC | $207,306 | |
| 2026-02-19 | Agreement $1,012,500 — from 1223 UNION AVE LLC to MERS; EMPORIUM TPO LLC | $1,012,500 | |
| 2022-04-20 | AL&R $851,250 — from 1223 UNION AVE to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 32738 | $851,250 | |
| 2022-04-20 | Agreement $851,250 — from 1223 UNION AVE to MERS | $851,250 | |
| 2022-04-07 | Mortgage $1,250 — from 1223 UNION AVE LLC to MERS | $1,250 | |
| 2022-03-17 | Mortgage $50,000 — from 1223 UNION AVE LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC | $50,000 | |
| 2022-02-25 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 1223 UNION AVE LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC | $800,000 | |
| 2022-02-25 | Deed $800,000 — from RAMNARINE, JAI SREE MATTIE to 1223 UNION AVE LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2022-02-03 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $266,667 |
| 2017-09-11 | Mortgage $109,500 — from RAMNARINE, JAI SREE MATTIE to MERS | $109,500 | |
| 2003-08-01 | Mortgage $10,671 — from RAMNARINE, JAI SREE MATTIE; RAMNARINE, CHATERAM to MERS | $10,671 | |
| 2003-08-01 | Agreement $112,000 — from RAMNARINE, JAI SREE MATTIE; RAMNARINE, CHATERAM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $112,000 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Mortgage $120,000 — from RAMNARINE, JAI SREEMATTIE; RAMNARINE, CHATERAM to GREENPOINT BANK | $120,000 | |
| 1994-10-05 | Mortgage $15,000 — from RAMNARINE, CHATERAM; RAMNARINE, SREE MATTIE to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION/NEW | $15,000 | |
| 1990-11-08 | Mortgage $65,000 — from RAMNARINE, CHATERAM; RAMNARINE, JAI SREEM. to CHEMICAL BANK | $65,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 137 |
| 2026 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 78 |
Every one of the 377 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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