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745 Lafayette Avenue

1,407Records
15City systems
45Open violations
956.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,407 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 466 HPD housing violations, 393 HPD complaints, 381 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)ALBERTA WOODS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C ORP
BBL3017860049
BIN3049836

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 956.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations45 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-21.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · PLUMBING (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · WATER LEAK (7).

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 (6)
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)ALBERTA WOODS HDFC
Head officerCLAUDETTE HENRY
Managing agentNEBHDCO
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,929,600 $868,320
2026$2,316,000 $1,042,200
2027$2,289,000 $1,030,050

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Lafayette Av — B43 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 550 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

745 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

122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 NEBHDCO — 53 buildings, 480 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C13 · D11 · F14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
388 Throop Avenue BK54 C
984 Greene Avenue BK32 F
676 Willoughby Avenue BK29 C
185 Kosciuszko Street BK23 D
601 Marcy Avenue BK22 F
364 Sumpter Street BK20 C
100 Pulaski Street BK20 C
356 Sumpter Street BK20 C
1046 Greene Avenue BK16 D
519 Blake Avenue BK16 C
817 Cleveland Street BK11 B
249 Mother Gaston Blvd BK10 A
366 Chauncey Street BK8 B
749 Lafayette Avenue BK8 F
286 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
794 Madison Street BK8 A
284 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
278 Marion Street BK8 D
60 Patchen Avenue BK8 F
98 Pulaski Street BK6 D
562 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
745 Lafayette Avenue BK6 F
456 Bradford Street BK6 D
324 Chauncey Street BK6 A
948 Hegeman Avenue BK6 D
330 Chauncey Street BK6 C
1042 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
727 Monroe Street BK6 B
485 Chauncey Street BK6 B
987 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
667 Mac Donough Street BK6 C
2413 Pitkin Avenue BK6 D
534 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
811 Cleveland Street BK6 D
349 Chauncey Street BK6 C
403 Chauncey Street BK6 A
491 Chauncey Street BK5 F
479 Chauncey Street BK5 D
370 Chauncey Street BK4 C
1058 Greene Avenue BK4 F
369 Sheffield Avenue BK4 F
428 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
409 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
439 Wyona Street BK3 F
432 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
431 New Jersey Avenue BK3 D
430 New Jersey Avenue BK3 D
450 Bradford Street BK3 F
407 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
460 Bradford Street BK3 C
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $762,000 on 1997-05-22 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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
1997-05-22Mortgage $762,000 — from ALBERTA WOODS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NYC HPD $762,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017030333
201802299238
2019286997
2020080282
2021045651
20220711586
2023013230162
2024115416171
202501095114
2026051758
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 1,281Ownership & money 9Health & systems 108

Every one of the 1,407 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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