1,319 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 629 311 service requests, 326 HPD housing violations, 261 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 465.2. In ZIP 11225, 70% 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
| Open HPD violations | 25 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$31,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (26) · FLOORING/STAIRS (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · Noise (20) · ELECTRIC (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15).
$3,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | FLGSP 1042 Union St LLC |
| Head officer | Ernest McClain |
| Managing agent | Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management |
| Last registered | 2026-05-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $818,000 | $368,100 |
| 2026 | $864,000 | $388,800 |
| 2027 | $823,000 | $370,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (SW Corner) · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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.
1042 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 |
166 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Managed by NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 194 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $367,030 on 2018-07-13 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Agreement $1,230,455 — from FLGSP 1042 UNION ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. S/B/M | $1,230,455 | |
| 2026-04-21 | Deed $1,595,056 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to FLGSP 1042 UNION ST LLC | $1,595,056 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $1,595,056 | $1,595,056 | $79,753 |
| 2018-07-13 | AL&R $1,924,000 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,924,000 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Mortgage $367,031 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $367,031 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Agreement $1,924,000 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,924,000 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Agreement $1,660,000 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,660,000 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Mortgage $611,458 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $611,458 | |
| 2014-06-05 | RPTT&RET $89,169,488 — from P VI BROOKLYN FLATBUSH LLC to PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXI LLC | $89,169,488 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Agreement $1,069,888 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,069,888 | |
| 2009-05-04 | Agreement $1,085,519 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,085,519 | |
| 2006-02-02 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1042 REALTY LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2006-02-02 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 1042 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2006-01-26 | Deed $1,445,250 — from 1042 UNION ST. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to 1042 REALTY LLC | $1,445,250 | |
| 1995-04-25 | Mortgage $285,000 — from NEISS, BENCION to RUBEN, DEBORAH | $285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 109 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 130 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 59 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 180 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 220 | 0 | 3 | 232 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 4 | 5 | 128 |
Every one of the 1,319 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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