437 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 61 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.9. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
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.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Encampment (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$150,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 421 UNION AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | BERL JACOBS |
| Managing agent | Deegan Management |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,250,000 | $3,712,500 |
| 2026 | $8,295,000 | $3,732,750 |
| 2027 | $8,119,000 | $3,653,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | Lorimer St — G L · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Macri Sq — B24 Q59 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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.
421 Union Avenue
| 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 |
40 311 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.
Managed by DEEGAN MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 421 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 Kent Avenue | BK | 86 | A |
| 248 Mc Kibbin Street | BK | 82 | A |
| 112 Lincoln Avenue | BX | 75 | A |
| 585 East 21 Street | BK | 65 | A |
| 2211 Ditmas Avenue | BK | 48 | B |
| 421 Union Avenue | BK | 29 | A |
| 2225 Ditmas Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 193 Bedford Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2022-05-10 (lender: Amalgamated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 | AL&R $16,000,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $16,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-10 | Agreement $16,000,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $16,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-10 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2017-05-11 | AL&R $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2017-05-11 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $13,500,000 | |
| 2017-05-11 | Mortgage $3,386,575 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,386,575 | |
| 2012-02-27 | Agreement $10,800,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $10,800,000 | |
| 2012-02-27 | Mortgage $2,278,514 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,278,514 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to CONFIDENTIAL LENDING LLC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Mortgage $3,021,486 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to QUEST MCD CAPITAL LLC | $3,021,486 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to QUEST MCD CAPITAL LLC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Deed $10,226,324 — from 462 KEAP LLC to 421 UNION AVENUE LLC | $10,226,324 | |
| 2010-02-24 | Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A. | $9,200,000 | |
| 2009-04-24 | Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A. | $9,200,000 | |
| 2007-08-20 | AL&R $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A. | $9,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 2020 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2021 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| 2022 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 437 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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