1961 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 4-unit, 2-story tenement building at 1961 Union Street in Brownsville, built in 1923 and owned by Rohan Brown, has experienced several maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. As of July 2025, the building has multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations from October 2024 in Apartment 2F, including problems with water supply (both hot and cold), window frames, cabinet doors, interior paint, flooring issues, and a missing smoke detector, most of which were documented during inspections.

An Environmental Control Board violation from December 2023 is currently active, related to noncompliance with a previous Commission Order from 2009, with a penalty of $1,280. The building has a history of plumbing-related issues, with multiple complaints and violations regarding water supply problems in late 2024, including a notable incident in October 2024 affecting both hot and cold water supplies in Apartment 2F. Other maintenance concerns have been documented through 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints between late 2024 and early 2025, including issues with doors, flooring, cabinets, and the presence of pests.

While two illegal conversion complaints were filed in 2023, these were resolved through inspections, one resulting in a violation being served. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations since 2021, with no reported cases in the past four reporting periods, and had passed a rodent inspection in 2022, though there was a failed initial inspection in June 2022 for unspecified reasons. The building's most recent housing-related complaints have all been closed after inspections, though many violations remain open according to the most recent data.