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120 Union Avenue

910Records
16City systems
6Open violations
10.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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910 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 583 311 service requests, 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2015
Floors6
Res. units96
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)120-150 UNION AVE LLC
BBL3022380049
BIN3426513

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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 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (101) · Illegal Parking (24) · Damaged Tree (9) · Elevator (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (3).

Filed construction activity

$128,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2015)
YesSix or more residential units (96)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)120-150 UNION AVENUE LLC
Head officerJOHN P MCCARTHY
Managing agentHUBBNYC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,412,000 $9,635,400
2026$23,145,000 $10,415,250
2027$23,936,000 $10,771,200

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (1 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

SubwayBroadway — G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — J M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Boerum St — B46 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBoerum St & Broadway · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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

120 Union Avenue

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

181 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HUBBNYC — 4 buildings, 261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
246 North 8 Street BK104 A
120 Union Avenue BK96 A
2130 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 A
72 West 69 Street MN15 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,304,315 on 2018-09-04 (lender: Deutsche Bank Ag). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-09AL&R $38,250,000 — from 120-150 UNION AVE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $38,250,000
2022-08-09Agreement $38,250,000 — from 120-150 UNION AVE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $38,250,000
2022-08-09Deed $76,775,000 — from 120 UNION ASSET LLC to 120-150 UNION AVE LLC $76,775,000
2022-08-01Sold for $76,775,000 $76,775,000 $799,740
2018-09-04AL&R $63,000,000 — from 120 UNION ASSET LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG $63,000,000
2018-09-04Agreement $63,000,000 — from 120 UNION ASSET LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG $63,000,000
2018-09-04Mortgage $24,304,315 — from 120 UNION ASSET LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK AG $24,304,315
2017-06-30Mortgage $4,674,275 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,674,275
2017-06-30AL&R $6,247,750 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $6,247,750
2017-06-30Mortgage $6,247,750 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $6,247,750
2017-06-30AL&R $4,674,275 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,674,275
2015-11-24AL&R $1,900,000 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2015-11-24Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,900,000
2015-02-25AL&R $16,555,000 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $16,555,000
2015-02-25Mortgage $16,555,000 — from 120 UNION AVENUE LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $16,555,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172028254077
2018122745165105
201984170231
202033440050
202100390039
202203296038
202300390039
202401602063
202512870090
202616570064
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The full timeline

Construction 84Enforcement 115Housing & tenants 645Ownership & money 58Health & systems 8

Every one of the 910 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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