184 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests, 10 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-07-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Encampment (1) · Lead (1).
$145,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 286 UNION AVE CONDIMINIUM INC |
| Head officer | WENDY CHEN |
| Managing agent | REFCO MGMT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $472,409 | $212,585 |
| 2026 | $503,606 | $226,623 |
| 2027 | $570,209 | $256,595 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | Hewes St — J M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lorimer St — G L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Ten Eyck St — B48 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stagg St & Union Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 018 Edward Bush. 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.
286 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 |
11 311 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.
Managed by REFCO MGMT CO INC — 14 buildings, 197 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 424 East 77 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 448 East 84 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 320 East 90 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 326 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 312 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 328 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 344 East 87 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1645 York Avenue | MN | 19 | A |
| 148 East 83 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 502 West 47 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 286 Union Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 342 East 84 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 171 Prospect Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 46 Wilson Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Mortgage $860,000 — from BEDARD, SUMMER to MERS | $860,000 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Deed $1,075,000 — from PRICE, ALEXANDER to BEDARD, SUMMER | $1,075,000 | |
| 2022-02-24 | Sold for $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021-10-14 | Deed $988,888 — from WU, YIWEN; HANZI, STEVEN ROBERT to LIN, ALAN CHAN | $988,888 | |
| 2021-10-14 | Agreement $791,110 — from LIN, ALAN CHAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $791,110 | |
| 2021-10-14 | Mortgage $148,071 — from LIN, ALAN CHAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $148,071 | |
| 2021-09-24 | Sold for $988,888 | $988,888 | $197,778 |
| 2017-08-22 | Deed $870,000 — from LEAHY, PATRICK to CHEN, WENDY; CHEN, WENRUI | $870,000 | |
| 2017-08-08 | Sold for $870,000 | $870,000 | $174,000 |
| 2017-06-30 | Deed $875,000 — from GIL, KAREN to WU, YIWEN; HANZI, STEVEN | $875,000 | |
| 2017-06-30 | Mortgage $700,000 — from WU, YIWEN; HANZI, STEVEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $700,000 | |
| 2017-06-27 | Sold for $875,000 | $875,000 | $175,000 |
| 2015-04-08 | Deed $1,210,000 — from RUDDER, CHRISTIAN; PATEL, RESHMA to LEVITT, GABRIEL | $1,210,000 | |
| 2013-06-24 | Mortgage $500,000 — from PATEL, RESHMA; RUDDER, CHRISTIAN to TD BANK NA | $500,000 | |
| 2013-03-25 | Deed $625,000 — from BETTYG. BORNALES, TRUSTEE to PRICE, ALEXANDER | $625,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 184 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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