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555 Union Street
Gowanus

555 Union Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11215

4 Units

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Built in 1920

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3 Floors

3.6(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner

    Reviews (2)

    8 months ago
    never again will I live here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    liked having personal en suite bathroom, decently updated
    Cons:
    Flooding & mold
    Advice to owner:
    be better
    Over 2 years ago
    wouldn't live there again and will never live in a basement unit in nyc again
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    recently remodeled, nice backyard, decent amenities
    Cons:
    basement apartment flooding, superintendent that denied the existence of mold, wood floors warped dramatically, tremendously unhelpful mgmt company. other units also had leaking/water problems that the mgmt company dragged their feet on doing anything about

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 3 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 555 Union Street is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.5 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    1
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 17, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor sloping in the 1st room from north at west located at bsmt-apt baseme, bsmt-apt at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 17, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the foyer located at bsmt-apt b, bsmt-apt at north
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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(4)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•8 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    J
    Joel Lefkowitz
    3.4(6)
    Site Manager•
    3 Properties•12 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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