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400 Union Avenue

265Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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265 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 45 DOB permits, 28 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2014
Floors8
Res. units27
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)SHAMAYIM LLC
BBL3027730008
BIN3426258

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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 100% 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. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (5) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$222,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SHAMAYIM LLC
Head officerSIMON FOULADIAN
Managing agentSHAMAYIM LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,355,000 $1,959,750
2026$5,090,000 $2,290,500
2027$5,715,000 $2,571,750

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hidden GroundsCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Union Av — Q54 Q59 · 450 ft
Citi BikeHope St & Union Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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

400 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

32 311 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: $650,000 on 2011-11-18 (lender: Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., New York Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-18DEVR $750,000 — from DIXON, JANE H; BOONE, JOHN R to SHAMAYIM LLC $750,000
2014-08-13Deed $6,450,000 — from AJ-BOHEA CO., INC. to SHAMAYIM LLC $6,450,000
2011-11-18AL&R $650,000 — from AJ-BOHEA CO.,INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $650,000
2011-11-18Mortgage $650,000 — from AJ-BOHEA CO.,INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $650,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017185130440
201817111020
20195150011
202002150017
202125310038
202292120124
202311130217
202401150218
2025008008
202600100111
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 19Health & systems 10

Every one of the 265 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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