The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.9. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
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
2 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
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Encampment (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
Filed construction activity
$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
No
Built before 1974 (2008)
Yes
Six or more residential units (29)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
421 UNION AVENUE LLC
Head officer
BERL JACOBS
Managing agent
Deegan Management
Last registered
2025-10-08
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
$8,250,000
$3,712,500
2026
$8,295,000
$3,732,750
2027
$8,119,000
$3,653,550
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
Building systems
Energy grade (LL33)
D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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
Lorimer St — G L · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Macri Sq — B24 Q59 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave · 450 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.
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $2,500,000 on
2022-05-10 (lender: Amalgamated 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
2022-05-10
AL&R $16,000,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$16,000,000
2022-05-10
Agreement $16,000,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$16,000,000
2022-05-10
Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$2,500,000
2017-05-11
AL&R $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$13,500,000
2017-05-11
Agreement $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$13,500,000
2017-05-11
Mortgage $3,386,575 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$3,386,575
2012-02-27
Agreement $10,800,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$10,800,000
2012-02-27
Mortgage $2,278,514 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$2,278,514
2011-07-14
Agreement $5,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to CONFIDENTIAL LENDING LLC
$5,500,000
2011-07-14
Mortgage $3,021,486 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to QUEST MCD CAPITAL LLC
$3,021,486
2011-07-14
Agreement $5,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to QUEST MCD CAPITAL LLC
$5,500,000
2011-07-14
Deed $10,226,324 — from 462 KEAP LLC to 421 UNION AVENUE LLC
$10,226,324
2010-02-24
Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
$9,200,000
2009-04-24
Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
$9,200,000
2007-08-20
AL&R $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
$9,200,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
37
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
5
4
0
12
2018
2
2
0
1
5
2019
3
6
0
18
27
2020
2
31
0
4
37
2021
4
20
0
10
34
2022
5
14
4
1
24
2023
5
7
0
2
14
2024
0
27
0
3
30
2025
1
7
2
3
13
2026
0
9
0
2
11
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HPD 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
2026-05-07
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-11
311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2026-02-07
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-07
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-04
311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-01-23
Boiler inspection
2026-01-23
Boiler inspection
2025-11-25
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-19
SMIS — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC
2025-11-16
311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2025-11-10
SMIS — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC
The full timeline
2026
2026-06-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-19SMIS — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC
2025-11-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2022-03-22311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2022-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SHORTEN HOIST ROPES. REPLACE WORN GIBS WHERE NEEDED. SECURE GIBS WHERE NEEDED. PROVIDE GIBS WHERE MISSING. DEFECTIVE CAR PHONE; LO$1,562
2021-09-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BLDGS DEPT RECORDS.NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT 6$1,250
2021-09-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-23Elevator permit: Provide door lock monitoring system to meet NYC Code requirements. All work to comply with A17.3 of 2002 as modified by Chapter K3$15,000
2020-11-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-16Cooling tower inspection
2020-11-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-10-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2018-06-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-22DOB violation E:
2017
2017-08-28DOB violation E:
2017-07-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-06-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-06-09311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2017-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING OFFERED/CONVERTED/USED TO OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. C OF O# 302094338F INDICATES PREMISES LEGA$1,600
2017-05-11AL&R $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK$13,500,000
2017-05-11Agreement $13,500,000 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK$13,500,000
2017-05-11Mortgage $3,386,575 — from 421 UNION AVENUE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK$3,386,575
2017-05-11Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to AMALGAMATED BANK
2017-03-01311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2016
2016-10-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-09-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-07-25Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK TYPE FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #321317749
2016-07-25Job filed: STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPE FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #321317749
2016-07-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2016-07-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2016-07-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2016-07-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2016-07-22Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK TYPE FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #321067938
2016-07-20311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2016-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 97X10. (97X)FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER; SERVICE EQUIPMENT ELEVATOR AS PER BC3001.2 & 27.987. DOBS RECORDS S$1,000
2016-07-11311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2016-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2016-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 97X10. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER; SERVICE EQUIPMENT ELEVATOR AS PER BC 3001.2 & 27-987. DOB RECORDS SHOW T$1,000
2016-06-09311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2016-03-02Job filed: ADDED RETAIL ENLARGEMENT AT FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR TO EXISTING SIX STORY PLUS CELLAR RESIDENTIAL. CHANGE IN EXITS AND USE ON FIRST FLOOR$150,000
2015-05-30311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2015-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-04Job filed: PROPOSED RETAIL ENLARGEMENT AT FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR TO EXISTING SIX STORY PLUS CELLAR RESIDENTIAL. CHANGE IN EXITS AND USE ON FIRST FLOOR$100,000
2015-03-04Job filed: PROPOSED RETAIL ENLARGEMENT AT FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR TO EXISTING SIX STORY PLUS CELLAR RESIDENTIAL. CHANGE IN EXITS AND USE ON FIRST FLOOR$100,000
2015-02-04Job filed: STRUCTURAL AND FRAMING WORK TO BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALT I APPLICATION #320692826$1,000
2015-02-03Job filed: STRUCTURAL AND FRAMING WORK TO BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALT I APPLICATION #320692826$1,000
2015-01-22311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2015-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT THE JOBSITE. THERE WERE NO APPROVED PLANS FOR STEEL ERECTION AT THE JOBSITE AT THE T$250
2015-01-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 1704.1.1 FAILURE TO FILE A SPECIAL INSPECTION STATEMENT OF RESPONDIBILITY PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE & PRIOR TO THE START OF W
2015-01-20DOB violation E:
2015-01-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-12-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-11-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009-07-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-07-01Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-24Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$9,200,000
2009-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-10-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-10-15Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 421 UNION AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2008-10-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-29Job filed: FILING A PLUMBING APPLICATION IN CONJUCTION WITH NB APPLICATION#302094338.$1,000
2008-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-22Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION# 302094338.$500
2008-07-22Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION# 302094338.$500
2008-07-22Job filed: FILING A MECHANICAL APPLICATION IN CONJUCTION WITH NB APPLICATION# 302094338.$1,000
2008-07-22Job filed: FILING A MECHANICAL APPLICATION IN CONJUCTION WITH NB APPLICATION# 302094338.$1,000
2008-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-11Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-07-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-04Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 130 L.F AT 462 KEAP STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCC
2008-05-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-05-15Job filed: A3
2008-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-06DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-08-20AL&R $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$9,200,000
2007-08-20Agreement $9,200,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$9,200,000
2007-08-20Mortgage $8,511,008 — from 462 KEAP LLC to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.$8,511,008
2007-08-20Mortgage assigned — from INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK to MILLENNIUM BCPBANK, N.A.
2007-08-20Job filed: SHEETING AND SHORING IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#302094338 AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE ,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2007-07-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS OR SHOP DRAWINGS ON SITE DURING UNDERPINNING,SHEETING,SHORING,BRACING,SHEET PILING OPERATION. NO
2007-07-12DOB violation C: FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT ADJOINING GROUND OR STRUCTURE AFFECTED BY EXCAVATION NOTED:JOB# 302094338NB UNDERPINNING OF ADJOINI
2007-07-12ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE 3FT 6IN GUARD RAIL ON SOLID ENCLOSURE AROUND OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE SIDES OF EXCAVATION. NOTED: JOB # 302094338 NB$5,000
2007-07-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-07-10Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-07-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-09Job filed: Sheeting and Shoring in conjunction with NB#302094338 as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$10,000
2007-06-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-06-19Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-05-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-30Job filed: Underpinning in conjunction with NB #302094338 as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$20,000
2006
2006-10-18CERT — from 462 KEAP LLC
2006-10-18ZONE — from 462 KEAP LLC
2006-10-16Job filed: NB
2006-10-16Job filed: NB
2006-10-16Job filed: NB
2006-09-29Job filed: Builder'sPavement plan 193'LF.
2006-09-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-09-27Permit DM — ISSUED
2006-09-27Permit DM — ISSUED
2006-09-22Job filed: DM
2006-09-22Job filed: DM
2006-09-22Job filed: DM
2006-09-22Job filed: DM
2006-06-16Mortgage $700,000 — from 462 KEAP LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK$700,000
2006-06-16Deed — from MUNOZ, ARTURO to 462 KEAP LLC
2006-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from ARTURO MUNOZ to AKIS REALTY CORP
2006-03-23Job filed: NB
2006-03-23Job filed: NB
2006-03-23Job filed: NB
2006-03-08Deed — from MUNOZ, ARTURO to 462 KEAP LLC
1998
1998-06-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-06-25DOB violation C:
1998-06-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING DUG EXCAVATION TO REMOVE/REPAIR GAS TANKS AT PREMISES WITHOUT OBTAINING A PERMIT. "STOP
1997
1997-11-13Mortgage $210,000 — from MUNOZ, ARTURO to AKIS REALTY CORP$210,000
1997-11-13Deed — from AKIS REALTY CORP to MUNOZ, ARTURO
1997-11-13Agreement — from 514 FIOTO PROPERTY CORP to AKIS REALTY CORP
1996
1996-05-06Deed — from NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BUREAU DEF; ALFIERI, SABATO DEF; PARKING VIOLATION BUREAU DEF; L to AKIS REALTY CORP
1993
1993-04-19Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to ROSENBERG, MIRIAM; ROSENBERG, GISELLA
1993-04-19Mortgage $60,000 — from ALFIERI, SABATO to FIOTODIMITRAKIS, JOHN$60,000
1989
1989-01-17Mortgage $25,000 — from ALFIERI, SABATO to ROSENBERG, MIRIAM; ROSENBERG, GISELLA$25,000
1989-01-17Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to CARNER, INGRAM; BROOKS, RUTH/TRUSTEEOF
1989-01-17Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to BROOKS, RUTH/TRUSTEEOF; CARNER, INGRAM/TRUSTEE
1988
1988-12-02Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to BROOKS, RUTH/TR OF; CARNER, INGRAM/TRUSTEE
1988-12-02Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to CARNER, INGRAM/TRUSTEE; BROOKS, RUTH/TRUSTEEOF
1987
1987-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from ALFIERI, SABATO to CARNER, INGRAM S
1979
1979-05-03Mortgage — from ALFIERI SABATO to CARNER INGRAM S
1976
1976-06-24Mortgage assigned — from CARNER INGRAM AS TRUSTEE OF; BROOKS RUTH to CARNER INGRAM
1976-06-24Mortgage — from ALFIERI SABATO to BROOKS RUTH; CARNER INGRAM (AS TRUSTEE OF)
1972
1972-08-21Mortgage — from ALFIERI SABATO to BROOKS RUTH; CARNER INGRAM (TRUSTEE OF)
1967
1967-06-22Mortgage assigned — from ROSE GARY; ROSE SOL to ROSE SOL
1967-05-26SAGE — from ROSE SOL; ROSE GARY; ALFIERI SABATO
1967-05-26Mortgage assigned — from BNAI ZION to ROSE GARY; ROSE SOL
1967-05-26Mortgage — from ALFIERI SABATO to ROSE GARY; ROSE SOL
1967-05-26Deed — from ROSE GARY; ROSE SOL to ALFIERI SABATO