2,395 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 774 311 service requests, 661 HPD complaints, 351 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28.9. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 60 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1986-12-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Outdoor Dining (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Illegal Parking (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PLUMBING (7).
$2,530,623 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (93) |
| 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 ST REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT RAPHAEL |
| Managing agent | GILMAN MANGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,985,000 | $6,743,250 |
| 2026 | $17,424,000 | $7,840,800 |
| 2027 | $17,163,000 | $7,723,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Pecora Bianca | Italian | B | — |
| Sant Ambroeus | Italian | A | — |
| Sant Ambroeus Gelateria | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene, Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prince St — R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette St & Jersey St · 350 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.
255 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.
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 GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $235,303 on 2024-07-15 (lender: Wilmington Trust, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | Mortgage $235,303 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | $235,303 | |
| 2024-07-15 | Mortgage $235,303 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | $235,303 | |
| 2024-07-15 | Mortgage $235,303 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | $235,303 | |
| 2023-06-06 | EASE $531,538 — from LAFAYETTE ST. REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $531,538 | |
| 2013-01-15 | RPTT&RET $493,800 — from 265 PASTRY LLC to 265 LAFAYETTE RISTORANTE LLC | $493,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 84 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 5 | 9 | 110 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 157 | 1 | 9 | 171 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
Every one of the 2,395 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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