# 557 Union St, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 3 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2024 is still open
- 5 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 3 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2017–2026
- 20 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- 23 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 10 of them from 2012

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Not required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (0.2% annual chance) (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Unknown (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 21 open: 20 about building conditions — mold (4), rubbish and cleanliness (4), leaks (3), walls, floors and stairs (3); 3 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 5 older records from 1989 never closed. 11 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 78 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 37 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 12 open: 4 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 7 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 5 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 6 heat or hot water, 5 leaks, 3 paint or plaster, 2 mold, 2 plumbing, 1 doors or windows, 1 general repairs, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 3 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2017, last expired Jul 2018 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

5 of 4 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/unit/1
- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/unit/2
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/unit/3
- Apt B: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/unit/b
- Apt BASEME: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/unit/baseme

## Registered with the city

- UNION RESIDENCE LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- UNION RESIDENCE LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

- Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/557-union-street-brooklyn/records
- The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/557-union-street-brooklyn
- Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp
- Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=557-union-street-brooklyn
- How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt