Is 1557 Union St rent stabilized?
1557 Union St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn (11213). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1916.
Also written as 1557 Union Street — or 1557 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11213.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is smaller than 85% of the 322 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Crown Heights (South). Its 1916 construction date sits close to the 1923 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 170 open violations here, about 21.2 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 281 violations on record at the address, 72 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 39 of them are still open. HPD issued 50 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Crown Heights (South) |
| ZIP | 11213 |
| Year built | 1916 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3013940077 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 1557 U. STREET CORP 1557 UNION ST · BROOKLYN, NY 11213 |
| Managing agent | SHAUL COHEN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 170 open / 281 total · 50 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 1245 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 21, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1557 Union St rent stabilized?
1557 Union St in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1557 Union St?
1557 Union St (BBL 3013940077) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1916, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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