608 Union Avenue
Bronx · 10455 · BBL 2026740034
608 Union Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Longwood, Bronx, ZIP 10455. City records date it to 1910 and count 3 residential units of 4 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Hasselt, Joe/Assignee of. Its most recent total assessed value is $353K.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $353K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $118K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
What the eviction record shows
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 608 Union Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Oct 17, 2024. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at this address
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 608 Union Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 2 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 2 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Violation history
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at public hall, 1st storyNov Sent Out | Dec 15, 2025 | C |
| Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment located at apt 1, 2nd story, 1st…Violation Closed | Dec 15, 2025 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 1, 2nd story, 1st apartment…Nov Sent Out | Dec 15, 2025 | C |
| Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment located at apt 2, 3rd story, 1st apartm…Violation Dismissed | Jun 12, 2025 | B |
| Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment located at apt 2…Violation Dismissed | Jun 12, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from east located at…Violation Dismissed | Jun 12, 2025 | B |
The 6 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 2 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
How 608 Union Avenue compares in 10455
PulseCities tracks 1,778 lots in 10455, of which 188 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 98 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 10.6% of the ZIP. 10455 scores 45.4 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 31 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Longwood →
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Questions about 608 Union Avenue
Who owns 608 Union Avenue?
The most recent deed on file for 608 Union Avenue names Hasselt, Joe/Assignee of. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 608 Union Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 608 Union Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 608 Union Avenue?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 608 Union Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Oct 17, 2024. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 608 Union Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 608 Union Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 608 Union Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $353K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 608 Union Avenue?
10455 (Longwood) scores 45.4 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.