434 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 DOB permits, 77 DOB job filings, 67 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-09-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Curb Condition (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$2,697,809 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | LAFAYETTE ARTISTS CORP |
| Head officer | Rory Keane |
| Managing agent | IRVINE REALTY GROUP, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,145,000 | $6,815,250 |
| 2026 | $16,633,000 | $7,484,850 |
| 2027 | $17,418,000 | $7,838,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,777,614 a year ($51.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $943,289 ($17.33 per sq ft), net operating income $1,834,325. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Spring St — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prince St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cleveland Pl & Spring St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
237 Lafayette Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by IRVINE REALTY GROUP — 62 buildings, 459 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B6 · C10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1986-08-08 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | RPTT&RET $5,400,000 — from MELISSA HUGHES, AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF ELISABETH HUGHES; NISIAN HUGHES, AS ADMINI to ARNDT, MICHAEL | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-05-23 | RPTT&RET $3,400,000 — from MARLAIX, FREDERIC to SPENCER, STEVEN | $3,400,000 | |
| 2025-05-21 | RPTT&RET $6,000,000 — from MELISSA HUGHES, AS ADMINISTRATOR; NISIAN HUGHES, AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF ELISABETH to ARNDT, MICHAEL | $6,000,000 | |
| 2025-05-19 | Sold for $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $161,905 |
| 2025-05-08 | Sold for $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $285,714 |
| 2025-05-08 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $257,143 |
| 2021-10-20 | RPTT&RET $2,365,000 — from HOFFMANN-KOENIGE, ERIKA to POIBLANC, MAXIME; VIEHL, MINA | $2,365,000 | |
| 2021-09-30 | Sold for $2,365,000 | $2,365,000 | $112,619 |
| 2021-03-10 | RPTT&RET $4,200,000 — from ROSAS DE SMITH, MARICRUZ; SMITH, RAY to SABINE, OLIVIA | $4,200,000 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Sold for $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $200,000 |
| 2020-06-15 | RPTT&RET $2,750,000 — from BIANCHI, MARCO to PARDEY, SYDNEY | $2,750,000 | |
| 2020-06-09 | Sold for $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $130,952 |
| 2016-03-07 | RPTT&RET $3,000,000 — from HARMAN, GINA to GERSTEIN, JASON; GERSTEIN, RACHEL | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-22 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $142,857 |
| 2015-06-10 | RPTT&RET $3,200,000 — from LICHTENSTEIN, RICHARD to MARSHALL, WINSTON A | $3,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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