1240 Union Street

1240 Union Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 84 open HPD violations, 15 of them class C, and 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1912

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 15 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (84 open, 15 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2022, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

84 open violations: 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 16 class A, 4 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 19 issued in the last 12 months. 150 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2026-09-16.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 208 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2C), issued 2026-09-16. HPD violation 19211795
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2C), issued 2026-09-16. HPD violation 19211794
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17790335
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17800233
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3D), issued 2022-09-06. HPD violation 15346068
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2021-04-09. HPD violation 14176231
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C , 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3C), issued 2021-04-05. HPD violation 14134581
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B , 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1B), issued 2021-04-05. HPD violation 14134587

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 34 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (3), Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

16 of 16 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 16 in 2024, 16 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: JUNIOR GRANT. Managing agent: RELIX PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 11, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2022 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3012760016, HPD building ID 383105. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5), 1 min walk
• Nostrand Av (3), 2 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.