269 Union Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00339-0051BIN 3004367

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 active DOB violation(s)
022 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2014-10-105+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2006-07-285+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Door/Window1

Flooring/Stairs1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-04-28 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-06-23 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

365

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential97

Commercial95

Street/Sidewalk83

Unspecified44

Helicopter32

Vehicle9

Park5

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

125

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony47

Misdemeanor67

Violation11

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2009-12-31

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2000-11-06

HAZARDOUS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2000-11-06

WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL A IRON GATE APPROX 8'X 7' HIGH HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITH A DOUBLE CYLINGA LOCK IMPEDING THE ACCESS TO ENTIRE CELLAR REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2011-08-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-08-19

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

269 UNION LLC

Head officer

STEVEN REICH

Managing agent

STEVEN REICH

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-07-14 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-09-22 · $557,912.49

Mortgage2022-09-22$557,912.49

borrower 269 UNION LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2016-07-14$1,275,276.58

borrower 269 UNION LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2016-07-14no recorded price

REICH, STEVEN, REICH, ELAINE → 269 UNION LLC

Mortgage2012-04-18$1,650,000

borrower REICH, ELAINE, REICH, STEVEN · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2007-01-26$1,800,000

borrower REICH, ELAINE, REICH, STEVEN · lender INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale