596 Union Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3027210002 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 2 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1928) |
| 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 owner(s) | 596 PROPERTIES LLc |
| Head officer | LAWRENCe a VIGGIANo |
| Managing agent | N/a |
| Last registered | 2026-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,075,600 | $1,384,020 |
| 2026 | $3,166,000 | $1,424,700 |
| 2027 | $3,113,000 | $1,400,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.
| Subway | Bedford Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Bayard St — B48 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Driggs Ave & N 12 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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.
596 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 |
1 311 service request 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 414 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-24 | DEEDO $400,000 — from ANN CIMINO, LUCY; CIMINO, JR, JOSEPH to CIMINO, TONI; VIGGIANO, LAWRENCE | $400,000 | |
| 2004-05-24 | Mortgage $400,000 — from CIMINO, JR, JOSEPH; ANN CIMINO, LUCY to CIMINO, TONI; VIGGIANO, LAWRENCE | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCC | |
| 2026-05-27 | Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF | |
| 2026-05-27 | Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued | |
| 2026-05-27 | Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued | |
| 2026-05-08 | 311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper | |
| 2026-05-08 | DOB complaint, category ? | |
| 2026-05-07 | FDNY inspection (RISK) | |
| 2025-12-13 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2025-11-14 | Boiler inspection |