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827 Lafayette Avenue

884Records
17City systems
1Open violations
95.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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884 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 306 311 service requests, 256 rodent inspections, 134 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL OPMENT
BBL3016050076
BIN3043381, 3324976, 3324977

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 95.6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

111 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 62 · winter 2025–26: 49). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

62
’24–25
49
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · Noise (16) · Rodent (13) · Illegal Parking (5) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Lot Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC
Head officerPETER MURRAY
Managing agentDOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICE
Last registered2025-08-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,076,000 $484,200
2026$1,102,000 $495,900
2027$1,069,000 $481,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 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.

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Marcus Garvey Blvd — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School. 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.

Report a problem to 311

827 Lafayette Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $901,237 on 2014-05-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 31 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-14Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $26,434,399
2014-05-08Mortgage $901,237 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $901,237
2012-08-23Agreement $1,957,094 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL $1,957,094
2012-08-23Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $26,434,399
2012-08-23Mortgage $4,326,059 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,326,059
2012-08-23Mortgage $18,140,191 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $18,140,191
2012-08-23Mortgage $18,633,750 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $18,633,750
2012-07-24Deed $3,832,630 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSUING DEVE $3,832,630
1994-08-26Mortgage $2,383,674 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK $2,383,674
1994-08-25Mortgage $350,704 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK $350,704
1994-08-25Mortgage $513,000 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK $513,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702702249
201802101334
201912003354
202001801028
202133701656
202233901456
202313112861
2024469027100
2025499019122
20261120619
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 496Ownership & money 47Health & systems 274

Every one of the 884 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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