557 Union Street,Brooklyn, NY 11215
4 Units
•Built in 1920
•3 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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In the past three years, this building had:
42 complaints
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 4 weeks ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
2.25 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 28, 2019: section 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 07, 2024: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front yard
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Immediately hazardous
1
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jun 23, 2022: hmc adm code: � 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats at building front
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
U
Union Residence LLC
3.1(6)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
3 Properties•14 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
J
Joel Lefkowitz
3.4(5)
Site Manager•
Agent•
Head Officer•
4 Properties•22 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
D
Devorah Lefkowitz
3.4(14)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
7 Properties•37 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (2)
2.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Perfect management, far from perfect.
Former Tenant
Pros:
The backyard is nice
Cons:
the backyard is not accessible to everyone, the apt has leaks, the trash is never handled correctly, and the management company takes forever to respond
Advice to owner:
Take better care of your apt building before there is a catastrophic problem...
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good location, terrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location, nice backyard and roof access, good light in the rooms
Cons:
Perfect Management, consisting of Sarah and Kay, are absolutely useless.
Trash didn’t get taken out for over a month. It piled up until it blocked out our downstairs neighbor’s windows. Rats everywhere. Reported them to the city. The only thing that got a response was all the tenants organizing not to pay rent until it was fixed.
Our ceiling has been leaking on and off for over a year. There’s black mold growing around the leak. Again, they only really respond when we withhold rent.
The lights are some LED fixture that you can’t change yourself, so if they go out, you’re stuck waiting for the landlord. I had to shower with a flashlight for a few weeks until they fixed them.
They rented to us for $1100/room. They’re asking for $1475/room now, which is an absolute scam even in this market. Don’t pay it.
Trash didn’t get taken out for over a month. It piled up until it blocked out our downstairs neighbor’s windows. Rats everywhere. Reported them to the city. The only thing that got a response was all the tenants organizing not to pay rent until it was fixed.
Our ceiling has been leaking on and off for over a year. There’s black mold growing around the leak. Again, they only really respond when we withhold rent.
The lights are some LED fixture that you can’t change yourself, so if they go out, you’re stuck waiting for the landlord. I had to shower with a flashlight for a few weeks until they fixed them.
They rented to us for $1100/room. They’re asking for $1475/room now, which is an absolute scam even in this market. Don’t pay it.
Advice to owner:
Do your job, or don’t be surprised when other tenants withhold rent. Fire Sarah and give Albert a raise. Sarah is incompetent and unkind, and should not be working with you.