1574 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

1574 Union Street is a 4-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1915 in Crown Heights, currently owned by Marc Goldstein. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with particular clusters of complaints in 2021 and 2022. Most notably, there were multiple reports of heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building in late 2021, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) confirming these as emergency situations.

In October 2022, multiple simultaneous complaints were recorded, including issues with windows, plumbing in sinks and bathtubs, flooring, and ceiling surfaces. These complaints generated several Housing Maintenance Code violations specifically for apartment 3B, including problems with roach infestations, window mechanics, bathroom fixtures, and surface finishes, though all were certified as corrected by late 2022. The building's recent history shows fluctuating pest management challenges, with two reported infested dwelling units in the 2022-2023 period, though this improved to zero infestations in the most recent 2023-2024 report.

However, rodent inspections conducted between 2013 and 2025 have consistently resulted in passing scores, indicating good maintenance of common areas in this regard. A sidewalk-related complaint was investigated in October 2022 but resulted in no violations being found. The building's maintenance pattern suggests regular inspections and addressing of violations when they occur, though the frequency and variety of issues indicate ongoing maintenance challenges typical of older NYC tenement buildings. The most recent building-wide systems, such as heat and hot water, have not shown significant recent complaints, suggesting these particular issues may have been resolved.