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486 Union Avenue

1,383Records
11City systems
0Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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1,383 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,228 311 service requests, 41 DOB permits, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)ZAM PARTNERS
BBL3027510005
BIN3068487

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 78% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

303 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (223) · Non (15) · Food Establishment (15) · Drinking (10) · Street Condition (9) · Graffiti (7).

Filed construction activity

$926,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,522,000 $684,900
2026$1,593,000 $716,850
2027$1,732,000 $779,400

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Union PoolAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

15 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (3 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Union Av — B24 · 400 ft
Citi BikeUnion Ave & Jackson St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

486 Union Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

303 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,942,847 on 2018-01-29 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 3 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
2018-01-29Mortgage $1,942,847 — from ZAM PARTNERS to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,942,847
2018-01-29Agreement $4,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK to ZAM PARTNERS $4,200,000
2018-01-29AL&R $4,200,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ZAM PARTNERS $4,200,000
2012-11-13Mortgage $1,302,553 — from ZAM PARTNERS to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,302,553
2012-11-13AL&R $2,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ZAM PARTNERS $2,500,000
2012-11-13Agreement $2,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ZAM PARTNERS $2,500,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $275,000 — from ZAM PARTNERS to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $275,000
2003-12-01Agreement $550,000 — from ZAM PARTNERS to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $550,000
2001-11-30Mortgage $675,000 — from ZAM PARTNERS to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $675,000
2000-02-02Mortgage $550,000 — from PARTNERS, ZAM to NORTH FORK BANK $550,000
1996-06-20Mortgage $200,000 — from KAPLAN, BEATRICE to EQUITY ONE MORTGAGEINC $200,000
1994-05-12Mortgage $60,000 — from KAPLAN, SUSAN; KAPLAN, BEATRICE; KAPLAN, BARRY A. to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP $60,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170016405169
20180020742213
20190113401136
202000440044
202100490049
20220912405138
202391860096
2024110780291
202515012700142
202620860189
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 1,228Ownership & money 36Health & systems 16

Every one of the 1,383 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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