1692 Union Street

1692 Union Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 45 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 61 units · Built 1920

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 20 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (45 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 20 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

45 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 7 class A. 92 issued in the last 12 months. 1061 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-05-12. Newest violation issued 2026-09-14.

57 closed in the last 90 days. Median 170 days from issue to close for the 134 violations closed in the last 12 months.

6 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: 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 406A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 406A), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19208924
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 406A, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 406A), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19208925
• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 204, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 204), issued 2026-06-29. HPD violation 19037870
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 205, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 205), issued 2026-06-10. HPD violation 18992520
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 106, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 106), issued 2026-02-24. HPD violation 18659430
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE BASEBOARD HEATING SYSTEM IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 106, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 106), issued 2026-02-24. HPD violation 18659426
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2026-01-09. HPD violation 18552137
• Class C: HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HYDRONIC BASE BOARD HEATER IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 204, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 204), issued 2025-12-12. HPD violation 18492485

311 housing complaints

77 in the last 12 months, 507 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (20), Unsanitary Condition (18), Water Leak (17), Paint/Plaster (13), Plumbing (7).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, all 2 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 10 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: UNION STREET FLATS LLC. Head officer: MIKE SPIRA. Managing agent: UNION STREET FLATS LLC. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014020029, HPD building ID 383416. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Crown Hts-Utica Av (3, 4), 2 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 11 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 11 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.