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1733 Union Street

493Records
14City systems
4Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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493 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 125 HPD complaints, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1923
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)510 UNIVERSAL BUILDER
BBL3013960061
BIN3037564

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.9. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · Street Condition (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · SAFETY (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LTD
Head officerALEXANDER BERKOVITCH
Managing agentS&J CROWN MANAGEMENT LTD
Last registered2025-10-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,185,000 $533,250
2026$1,196,000 $538,200
2027$1,177,000 $529,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2016 (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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Eastern Pkwy / Utica Av — B17 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 398 Walter Weaver
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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

1733 Union Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by S & J CROWN MANAGEMENT LTD — 14 buildings, 431 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2763 Morris Avenue BX75 A
1106 Boynton Avenue BX67 B
130 West 142 Street MN60 B
565 Crown Street BK52 A
1473 Bryant Avenue BX41 A
1723 Union Street BK20 A
1733 Union Street BK20 A
2319 1 Avenue MN18 A
2301 1 Avenue MN17 A
335 East 118 Street MN16 B
339 East 118 Street MN16 C
345 East 118 Street MN10 A
343 East 118 Street MN10 B
2317 1 Avenue MN9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,012 on 2026-06-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-24Agreement $3,100,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,100,000
2026-06-24Mortgage $51,013 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $51,013
2021-05-12Agreement $3,284,600 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,284,600
2020-12-17Agreement $3,284,600 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,284,600
2014-06-02Agreement $3,700,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2014-05-23Mortgage $1,056,645 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,056,645
2011-06-15Agreement $2,780,000 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,780,000
2011-06-10Mortgage $2,368,635 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,368,635
2005-12-27Agreement $850,000 — from INDEPENDWNCE COMMUNITY BANK to 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED $850,000
2005-06-24Mortgage $277,551 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $277,551
2005-06-24AL&R $850,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED $850,000
2001-02-16Mortgage $100,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $100,000
2001-02-16Mortgage $30,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BUILDERS LIMITED to CITY OF NEW YORK $30,000
1991-05-02Mortgage $750,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BLDRSLTD to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $750,000
1991-05-02Mortgage $1,720,000 — from 510 UNIVERSAL BLDRSLTD to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $1,720,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170600363
20180111214
20191230125
20200121114
20210371139
20220290231
20230300131
20240260228
20250140317
2026093214
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 413Ownership & money 41Health & systems 21

Every one of the 493 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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