172 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 DOB permits, 26 DOB job filings, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$459,344 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 138 UNION FEE LLC |
| Head officer | DMITRY KNOPOV |
| Managing agent | HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,661,000 | $1,197,450 |
| 2026 | $3,193,000 | $1,436,850 |
| 2027 | $3,832,000 | $1,724,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Carroll St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Union St — B61 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carroll St & Columbia St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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.
138 Union Street
| 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 |
2 311 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.
Managed by HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP — 25 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B7 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2406 Lorillard Place | BX | 26 | B |
| 223 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 527 Court Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 141 Essex Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 1816 Edison Avenue | BX | 12 | B |
| 43-24 208 Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 56-15 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 10 | A |
| 309 East 92 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 16 Stanhope Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 33-12 29 Street | QN | 8 | C |
| 149-15 Northern Boulevard | QN | 8 | A |
| 282 Nassau Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 282A Nassau Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 338 Tompkins Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 40-12 31 Avenue | QN | 7 | D |
| 197 St Marks Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 138 Union Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 911 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 890 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 475 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1739 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 471 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 718 Lorimer Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 131 5 Avenue | BK | 5 | F |
| 225 East 81 Street | MN | 5 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,898,000 on 2018-09-10 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-20 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from 138 UNION FEE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from 138 UNION FEE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Mortgage $1,292,282 — from 138 UNION FEE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,292,282 | |
| 2018-09-10 | AL&R $1,898,000 — from 138 UNION FEE to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,898,000 | |
| 2018-09-10 | Mortgage $1,898,000 — from 138 UNION FEE to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,898,000 | |
| 2018-09-10 | Deed $2,850,000 — from 138 UNION LLC to 138 UNION FEE | $2,850,000 | |
| 2018-08-15 | Sold for $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $475,000 |
| 2011-12-02 | Deed $1,750,000 — from 138 UNION STREET, LLC to 138 UNION LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2005-04-06 | Agreement $67,963 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 138 UNION STREET LLC | $67,963 | |
| 2004-12-23 | Mortgage $67,963 — from 138 UNION STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $67,963 | |
| 2003-07-31 | Mortgage $250,000 — from WARNOCK, WAYNE to ROBERT G. LUCAS AS AGENT FOR LUCAS INVES; JOSEPH H. PACIFICO, JR. AS AGENT FOR | $250,000 | |
| 2003-07-31 | Mortgage $499,500 — from WARNOCK, WAYNE to BALZANO, JOSEPH JR; BALZANO, GIANBATTISTA; VALZANO, JOSPEH SR | $499,500 | |
| 2003-07-31 | DEEDO $750,000 — from BALZANO, JOSEPH JR; BALZANO, GIANBATTISTA; BALZANO, JOSEPH SR to WARNOCK, WAYNE | $750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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