1048 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

1048 Union Street is a 20-unit, 4-story residential tenement building constructed in 1920 and owned by Marc Barron. The building has experienced numerous maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple complaints filed in 2025 alone, including sanitary conditions (pests), mailbox problems, and various electrical and appliance issues. Notably, violations were issued for pest-related issues in April 2025, and the building has documented rodent activity in 2024-2025, though it passed inspection in February 2025.

The property has had significant maintenance work in 2024, particularly in Apartment 3A, which required repairs to wood floors and smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, while Apartment 5A underwent multiple repairs including addressing pest infestations and interior surface restoration. The building's history includes several clusters of maintenance issues, particularly in early 2025 when multiple complaints regarding lighting, electrical systems, and interior surfaces were recorded. There were also three instances in early 2025 where HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to perform inspections regarding various maintenance issues, including floor conditions, wall problems, and building intercom systems.

The property maintains an active record of responding to violations, as evidenced by multiple certifications of correction throughout 2024, including compliance with a 2018 ECB violation regarding failure to comply with a Commissioner's order. Importantly, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status for several years, with no reported infestations since at least 2019. The building has shown some recent improvements in rodent control, with passed inspections in 2022-2025 despite the documented rat activity in early 2024.