2032 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

2032 Union Street is a 2-story, 4-unit New Law Tenement building located in Brownsville, built in 1930 and currently owned by Jinyou Kang. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, most recently documented in November 2023 as an emergency complaint affecting the entire building, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions. This followed a similar heat/hot water complaint from December 2018 that also resulted in no access for inspection.

The property has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance since 2021, with no reported infested dwelling units in the past two years of filings, though violation notices for failing to file annual bedbug reports were issued in 2022 and 2023 (all subsequently closed). Rodent inspections show mixed results; while the most recent inspection in November 2023 passed, a rat activity finding was recorded in July 2018, with successfully passed inspections in September 2018 and January 2017. The building's maintenance history reveals several concerning patterns, particularly regarding access issues for inspections.

In both the 2018 pest complaint and the 2023 heat complaint, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development was unable to gain access to inspect the reported problems. The property has had an established pattern of bedbug monitoring from 2021 through 2023, with reports indicating eradication of multiple units though recent filings show no infestations. The apartment has maintained overall compliance with housing regulations, though the recurring nature of heat and pest-related complaints, combined with access issues for inspections, suggests ongoing challenges with maintenance and resident communication. While the building has demonstrated compliance with various housing codes through inspections and reporting, the frequency of service requests and complaints related to basic services like heat and water indicate potential areas of concern for resident comfort and building maintenance.