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896 Lafayette Avenue

1,056Records
18City systems
7Open violations
441.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,056 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 427 HPD complaints, 270 311 service requests, 211 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)NEW HARBOUR REALTY
BBL3016090043
BIN3043537

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 441.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 32).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · GENERAL (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Graffiti (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)NEW HARBER REALTY LLC
Head officerA HALB
Managing agentGUARDEUM MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,027,200 $462,240
2026$1,233,000 $554,850
2027$1,480,000 $666,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kings Kitchen 158ChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2016 (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 a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Lewis Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Kosciuszko St · 400 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

896 Lafayette Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 GUARDEUM MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 152 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1199 Boston Road BX21 F
1195 Boston Road BX20 D
346 Gates Avenue BK16 C
471 Keap Street BK13 A
711 East 215 Street BX10 B
701 Van Siclen Avenue BK10 B
159 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
163 Humboldt Street BK8 C
523 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
163 South 1 Street BK8 A
291 Cornelia Street BK7 C
340 East 51 Street BK6 D
1240 Putnam Avenue BK3 F
896 Lafayette Avenue BK3 F
2310 Bedford Avenue BK3 F
385 Sumpter Street BK3 D
387 Sumpter Street BK3 A
1813 St Johns Place BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $168,407 on 2022-11-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-28Agreement $2,150,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,150,000
2022-11-28Mortgage $168,407 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $168,407
2017-10-12AL&R $2,200,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,200,000
2017-10-12Agreement $2,200,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,200,000
2017-10-12Mortgage $1,341,506 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,341,506
2012-03-22Mortgage $506,795 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $506,795
2012-03-22AL&R $950,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $950,000
2012-03-22Agreement $950,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $950,000
2004-10-08AL&R $499,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC $499,000
2004-10-08Mortgage $499,000 — from NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,000
2003-11-18DEEDO $340,000 — from MAYERS, VINCENT to NEW HARBOUR REALTY LLC $340,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170133218
20181330337
20190330538
20200310233
202116029
20221125321
202302801139
20240140418
20250590362
20260170219
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 943Ownership & money 21Health & systems 43

Every one of the 1,056 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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