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33 Union Square

MANHATTAN, NY 10003 BBL 1008440019 18 units · 11 floors · 1893

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chelsea
At or below average
avg 10.0
3
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 3 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Chelsea average of 10.0.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 33 Union Square rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1893
6 or more units
18 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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How 33 Union Square's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
34th percentile

Out of 1008 buildings in this neighborhood, 343 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
54.0%
No serious
violations
39.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
7.1%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

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What's in the 33 Union Square report

Building characteristics
Total units18
Floors11
Year built1893
Gross area41,850 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

33 Union Sq, New York, NY 10003
33 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003
Who's behind the building

33 Union Square's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Head Officer

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Albert Laboz
Address
73 Spring Street 6th Fl
New York, NY 10012
Landlord portfolio

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The story over time

33 Union Square event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Permit May 19
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Mechanical Systems
Permit Issued
Permit May 19
Renewal Permit Without Changes · Structural

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