Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
51
out of 100
Heavier than 97% of buildings in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
54 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
639 UNION STREET · 8 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 2% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- R train about 1 minutes away
Against it
- 54 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
54 violations the city still lists as unresolved
54 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Fire & life safety22
- Disrepair9
- Lead paint9
- Other4
- Paint / plaster3
- Pests2
- Structural2
- Water leak1
- Plumbing1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-12-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.