239 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 239 Union Street in Carroll Gardens, owned by Mario Di Schiaui, dates back to 1920 and has experienced various maintenance challenges in recent years. The building's most pressing issues appear to center around ongoing infrastructure and safety concerns, with multiple open violations as of 2024.

Most notably, there is a recurring violation regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024. In April 2019, the building faced a cluster of urgent maintenance calls and violations including plumbing issues (basins/sinks), unsanitary conditions (mold), stairway problems, water leaks, and various repair needs. Specific violations from that period, which were not properly addressed, include a leaking kitchen sink in the third-story apartment 3, an unstable balustrade and handrail at the third-story public hall stairs, and a leaking roof affecting the public hall ceiling.

Additional documented issues from 2019 suggest broader maintenance challenges, including problems with garbage/recycling storage and wall conditions. The most recent inspections have shown persistent open violations, with 2024 records still indicating unaddressed issues, particularly regarding building safety requirements such as gas leak procedures and maintenance of common areas. The building's ongoing maintenance violations and historical cluster of reported issues in 2019 suggest a pattern of delayed repairs and regulatory compliance challenges, though all previous complaints have been marked as closed in the system.