The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.3. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-06.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$129,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
No
421-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)
693 UNION STREET LLC
Head officer
NICHOLAS G KOTSONIS
Managing agent
KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC.
Last registered
2025-10-11
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,503,200
$1,126,440
2026
$3,004,000
$1,351,800
2027
$2,832,000
$1,274,400
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
Union St — R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Union St — B63 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Union St & 4 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $341,308 on
2022-11-15 (lender: Alma 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
2022-11-15
Agreement $2,425,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to ALMA BANK
$2,425,000
2022-11-15
Mortgage $341,309 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to ALMA BANK
$341,309
2017-08-23
Mortgage $1,097,711 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$1,097,711
2017-08-23
AL&R $2,325,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$2,325,000
2017-08-23
Agreement $2,325,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$2,325,000
2013-02-26
Deed $2,000,000 — from GIGLIELLO, JAMES to 693 UNION STREET LLC
$2,000,000
2013-02-26
Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,350,000
2013-02-26
AL&R $1,350,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,350,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
24
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
1
1
5
0
8
2018
8
0
13
0
3
24
2019
0
0
21
0
1
22
2020
0
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
0
8
0
1
9
2022
0
0
8
4
1
13
2023
0
0
2
0
2
4
2024
0
0
3
0
1
4
2025
0
0
2
0
1
3
2026
0
0
10
0
2
12
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HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-05-22
HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2026-05-21
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-05-22HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-05-22HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-13Boiler inspection
2025
2025-07-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-11HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-11-15TL&R — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 693 UNION STREET LLC
2022-11-15Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to ALMA BANK
2022-11-15Agreement $2,425,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to ALMA BANK$2,425,000
2022-11-15Mortgage $341,309 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to ALMA BANK$341,309
2022-07-23311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2022-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-07311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2022-04-04Boiler inspection
2022-03-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-04311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2021
2021-11-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-12Boiler inspection
2021-03-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-22Boiler inspection
2020-04-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-07-05HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2019-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SAFETY CAPS ELECTRIC OUTLET AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED RADIATOR SHUT OFF VALVE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2019-04-27311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2019-04-04Boiler inspection
2019-03-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018
2018-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-10-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-08-08Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT #1R ON THE FIRST FLOOR. RELOCATE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MINOR PARTITION CHANGES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OC$44,750
2018-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-02-27Boiler inspection
2018-02-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-01-24Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER IN NEW BOILER ROOM ENCLOSURE. INSTALL NEW METAL CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. FILING TO ADDRESS VIOLATION$40,000
2017
2017-10-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36 FOUND SLANTFIN BOILER MODEL-GXH-275DPZ 273,000BTU'S UNREGISTERED & OPERATING.REGISTER BOILER & CORRECT ANY VIOLATING CONDITIONS$530
2017-08-23Mortgage $1,097,711 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$1,097,711
2017-08-23AL&R $2,325,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$2,325,000
2017-08-23TL&R — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK
2017-08-23Mortgage assigned — from INVESTORS BANK to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
2017-08-23Agreement $2,325,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$2,325,000
2016-05-24Job filed: RENOVATION OF APT. 4R ON 4TH FLOOR. MINOR PARTITION CHANGES, RELOCATE KITCHEN, REPLACE BATHROOM FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRE$44,250
2016-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-02-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-02-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-01-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-09-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-09-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-08-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-08-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-07-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-07-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-04-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-04-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014
2014-06-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-05-20Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 2R, 3R & 4L. RELOCATE KITCHEN AND BATHS, MINOR PARTITI ON CHANGES. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$63,250
2013
2013-02-26PAT — from GIGLIELLO, JAMES
2013-02-26Deed $2,000,000 — from GIGLIELLO, JAMES to 693 UNION STREET LLC$2,000,000
2013-02-26Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK$1,350,000
2013-02-26AL&R $1,350,000 — from 693 UNION STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK$1,350,000
2012
2012-06-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-06-06Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2011
2011-02-03311: Found Property — Bag/Wallet
2004
2004-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-06-12DEEDO — from GIGLIELLO, JOSEPHINE to GIGLIELLO, JAMES
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-23Deed — from GIGLIELLO, JOSEPHINE; GIGLIELLO, JOHN to GIGLIELLO, JOSEPHINE
1988
1988-04-06HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS & WALLS ALL ROOMS 2 STY WEST APT 2L. LOCAT
1988-04-06HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS & WALLS ALL ROOMS 4 STY WEST APT 4L. LOCAT
1988-04-06HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL STYS ALL PARTS REAR FI
1988-04-06HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 4 STY PUBLIC HALL.