1,496 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 498 311 service requests, 372 HPD complaints, 179 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% 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 16.3. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Noise (19) · Blocked Driveway (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · Sidewalk Condition (7) · Dirty Condition (5).
$142,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (47) |
| 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) | SG Union LLC |
| Head officer | Maribeth McCauley |
| Managing agent | GDC Properties, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,710,000 | $6,619,500 |
| 2026 | $15,755,000 | $7,089,750 |
| 2027 | $15,435,000 | $6,945,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Hewes St — J M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Union Av — Q54 Q59 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hope St & Union Ave · 150 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.
385 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 |
78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 GDC PROPERTIES, LLC — 3 buildings, 215 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 Water Street | BK | 135 | A |
| 385 Union Avenue | BK | 47 | A |
| 74 South 4 Street | BK | 33 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,602,231 on 2016-09-30 (lender: Sterling National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from SG UNION LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $30,000,000 | |
| 2023-12-13 | AL&R $23,250,000 — from SG UNION LLC to WEBSTER BANK | $23,250,000 | |
| 2023-12-13 | Agreement $23,250,000 — from SG UNION LLC to WEBSTER BANK | $23,250,000 | |
| 2022-02-02 | Agreement $26,846,007 — from SG UNION LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $26,846,007 | |
| 2019-01-03 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from SG UNION LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-30 | Mortgage $5,602,232 — from SMW LAUREL, LLC; AKT UNION LLC; SG UNION LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,602,232 | |
| 2016-09-30 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from SG UNION LLC; SMW LAUREL, LLC; AKT UNION LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-30 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from SMW LAUREL, LLC; SG UNION LLC; AKT UNION LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-30 | Deed $45,352,000 — from 385 UNION AVENUE II, LLC; 385 UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC to AKT UNION LLC; SMW LAUREL, LLC; SG UNION LLC | $45,352,000 | |
| 2016-09-20 | Sold for $45,352,000 | $45,352,000 | $964,936 |
| 2015-07-02 | AL&R $25,000,000 — from 385 UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $25,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Agreement $25,000,000 — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK to 385 UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC | $25,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Mortgage $11,511,605 — from 385 UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $11,511,605 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Deed $37,400,000 — from SDF5 385 UNION D LLC to 385 UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC | $37,400,000 | |
| 2013-05-31 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from SDF5 385 UNION D LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, I | $14,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 28 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 85 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 48 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Every one of the 1,496 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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