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2031 Union Street

197Records
15City systems
4Open violations
31.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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197 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 HPD complaints, 47 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO RATION
BBL3035100019
BIN3080829

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)US MCLEOD, HDFC
Head officerPELHAM BOLLERS
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$614,400 $276,480
2026$674,000 $303,300
2027$809,000 $364,050

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East New York Av / Union St — B12 B14 · 350 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Ralph Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center
Middle: New Heights Middle 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

2031 Union Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $102,371 on 2015-09-03 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 21 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
2015-09-03Mortgage $102,371 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $102,371
2015-09-03Mortgage $2,245,313 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,245,313
2015-09-03Agreement $2,235,053 — from US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,235,053
2015-09-03Deed $2,235,053 — from UNION SUTTER REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, L to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,235,053
2015-08-18RPTT $2,221,554 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1992 LIMITED PARTNE to US MCLEOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $2,221,554
1993-07-13Mortgage $2,731,573 — from UNION SUTTER REDEVELOP to NYC HPD $2,731,573

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20173311118
201840318
201900224
202001124
202100123
2022008210
20230010212
202400123
202500325
202600123
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 22Health & systems 18

Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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