158 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building at 158 Union Street in Carroll Gardens, owned by Vincent Larosa and constructed in 1931, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning are the three paint/plaster violations documented in early 2025, affecting both walls and ceilings, for which HPD inspections resulted in violations being issued.

The building has a history of heat and hot water complaints, with four separate incidents reported in late 2019, though access issues prevented inspections in those cases. More recently, between 2024 and 2025, there were two complaints regarding unsanitary conditions relating to garbage/recycling storage, though these were dismissed by HPD inspectors as not violating housing laws. The property has demonstrated full compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past five years, with no reported infestations in any of the annual filings from 2019-2024, and the most recent inspection in 2025 found no violations.

A Department of Buildings investigation in May 2025 regarding unpermitted work in the occupied multiple dwelling resulted in no violations being found. While the building experienced some maintenance issues in the past, including a door/window concern in 2019 and various violations in 2021-2022, these were generally addressed and closed. The most recent concerns primarily involve plaster issues, though it's worth noting that in previous years, there have been no bedbug or rodent infestation issues, with the last rodent inspection in 2018 resulting in a "Passed" status.