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578 Union Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00441 • Lot 0012 • Zip: 11215

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 578 Union Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11215
Block: 00441
Lot: 0012
BBL: 3004410012
Unified address ID: 3004410012

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: M1-4/R6A (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,565 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 27 ft x 95 ft
Built FAR: 2.32
Max residential FAR: 3
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 2013
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 5,940 sq ft
Building dimensions: 27 ft x 55 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 578 UNION LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $1,777,000
Total assessment: $121,040
Land assessment: $1,294
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 578 UNION LLC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Gowanus
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 6 minutes on foot · 359 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Fulton Street 24 min 6 walking, 18 riding
  • Union Square 33 min 6 walking, 27 riding
  • Penn Station 36 min 6 walking, 30 riding
  • Times Square 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding
  • Grand Central 39 min 6 walking, 33 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 11, 2025

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2024

  1. HPD violation Oct 29, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 15 SQUARE FEET AT CEIL...

  2. HPD violation Oct 29, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE ...

  3. HPD violation Oct 28, 2024

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st ...

  4. HPD violation Oct 28, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A...

  5. HPD violation Oct 28, 2024

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STO...

2015

  1. DOB filing Apr 20, 2015 $359,600

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL (8) NEW GAS WATER HEATERS, (6) GAS FURNACES AND (8) ELECTRICAL OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITS, WITH PROPOSED INTERI...

2014

  1. Permit issued Nov 18, 2014

    EW / MH

    MIKEN GROUP CORP

  2. Permit issued Jan 30, 2014

    PL / PL

    W.G. PLBG & HTG CORP

2013

  1. Permit issued Aug 13, 2013

    EW / OT

    MIKEN GROUP CORP

  2. Permit issued May 3, 2013

    EW / OT

    MIKEN GROUP CORP

  3. DOB filing May 3, 2013 $55,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON BEARING WALLS REMOVING EXISTING STORAGE ROOMS AT CELLAR. REPAIR EXISTING FLOOR AND JOISTS,...

  4. Permit issued Feb 21, 2013

    EW / OT

    MIKEN GROUP CORP

2012

  1. Sale Dec 28, 2012 $1,290,000

    Changed hands

    578 UNION ST, 8

2008

  1. ECB violation Feb 16, 2008 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    B4A32A4050A50B50C50D50E50F50G50H50I. 50A CHIMNEY BASE NEED TO BE CLEANED OUT. 50B OIL BURNER NOT BOLTED TO BOILER MOU...

  2. DOB violation Jan 3, 2008

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2007

  1. DOB violation Jan 19, 2007

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2006

  1. DOB violation Jan 6, 2006

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2002

  1. DOB violation Mar 26, 2002

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2001

  1. DOB violation Feb 27, 2001

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1997

  1. DOB violation Sep 16, 1997

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
578 UNION LLC
152 MANHATTAN AVE 1
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Agent
DEVORAH LEFKOWITZ
152 MANHATTAN AVE 1
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
HeadOfficer
DEVORAH LEFKOWITZ
152 MANHATTAN AVE 1
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
SiteManager
DEVORAH LEFKOWITZ
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
578 UNIT LLC
LITA LESKOWITZ
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
323 NORISTOWN ROAD
SUITE 300
AMBLER, PA, 19002
PARTY 1
199 LEE AVENUE
#894
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
323 NORISTOWN ROAD
SUITE 300
AMBLER, PA, 19002
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
120 PASSAIC AVENUE
FAIRFIELD, NJ, 07004
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
199 LEE AVENUE
#894
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
323 NORISTOWN ROAD, SUITE 300
AMBLER, PA, 19002
PARTY TWO
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
199 LEE AVENUE
#894
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
PARTY 1
199 LEE AVENUE
#894
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ASSIGNEE
120 PASSAIC AVENUE
FAIRFIELD, NJ, 07004

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner