1561 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

1561 Union Street is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, built in 1916 and currently owned by Nosson Lang. The building has experienced several significant issues over the past years, with the most concerning being recurring heat and hot water problems. Between late 2018 and early 2019, there were multiple heat/hot water complaints affecting the entire building, though HPD inspections found that the issues had been resolved by the time of their visit in most cases.

Other notable incidents include a broken window guard that resulted in violations in October 2018, and unsanitary conditions involving mold and pests that were reported but in some cases, inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the complaints. The building has active violations as of 2023 for failure to file External Low Pressure Inspections for both 2020 and 2021, as well as a boiler inspection violation from 2019. While there were several violations and housing maintenance code complaints filed in 2019, most have been resolved, including issues related to mold, lighting, and improper door modifications.

The property has demonstrated consistent attention to pest control and rodent issues, with all recent rodent inspections from 2019 through 2025 resulting in passed statuses, and no bedbug infestations reported in the last three annual filings (2023-2025). The building's documentation shows regular compliance with rodent inspections, though there was one failed inspection in December 2018, and earlier complaints regarding fire escape safety, smoke detectors, and garbage storage were all addressed and closed. The building has maintained an active bedbug reporting system, with the most recent filings showing zero infestations in the past three periods.