781 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 HPD complaints, 224 311 service requests, 165 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 43.4. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Blocked Driveway (2).
$480,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1922) |
| 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) | UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT JAFFEE |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,265,000 | $1,919,250 |
| 2026 | $4,461,000 | $2,007,450 |
| 2027 | $4,609,000 | $2,074,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Eastern Pkwy / Schenectady Av — B17 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eastern Pkwy & Schenectady Ave · 300 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.
1715 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,979,465 on 2020-02-28 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC), covering 6 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Agreement $36,688,900 — from USAHF UNION STREET HOUSES LLC; UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC; UNION STREET HOUSING DEVELO to LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV | $36,688,900 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Deed $57,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC; UNION STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to UNION STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; USAHF UNION STREET HOUSES LLC | $57,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-23 | Sold for $57,000,000 | $57,000,000 | $2,850,000 |
| 2025-04-28 | Agreement $36,688,900 — from UNION STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS, LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC; LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $36,688,900 | |
| 2020-02-28 | Agreement $36,688,900 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $36,688,900 | |
| 2020-02-28 | Mortgage $15,979,466 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $15,979,466 | |
| 2015-05-20 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Mortgage $12,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Mortgage $11,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-10 | AL&R $11,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-10 | Agreement $11,000,000 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-10 | Mortgage $6,970,381 — from UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,970,381 | |
| 2014-04-10 | Deed $11,029,948 — from VIN'S CROWN REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to UNION STREET HOUSES OWNERS LLC | $11,029,948 | |
| 2005-04-05 | Agreement $4,767,200 — from VIN'S CROWN REALTY ASSOCIATES to REILLY MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. | $4,767,200 | |
| 2005-04-05 | Mortgage $253,184 — from VIN'S CROWN REALTY ASSOCIATES to REILLY MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. | $253,184 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 48 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 3 | 111 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 781 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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