218 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 80.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2014) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,065,000 | $479,250 |
| 2026 | $1,278,000 | $575,100 |
| 2027 | $1,534,000 | $690,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Tompkins Av — B38 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 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.
733 Lafayette Avenue
| 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 |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $79,979,094 on 2022-10-07 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments L.P.), covering 43 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC | $485,595,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | AL&R $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. | $79,979,094 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Mortgage $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. | $79,979,094 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Deed $3,895,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. | $3,895,000 | |
| 2022-05-27 | Sold for $3,895,000 | $3,895,000 | $486,875 |
| 2019-02-27 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $1,900,000 | |
| 2019-02-27 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $1,900,000 | |
| 2019-02-27 | Mortgage $82,148 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $82,148 | |
| 2014-12-09 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-09 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-09 | Mortgage $1,020,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $1,020,000 | |
| 2013-09-24 | Mortgage $280,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE LLC to THE WHEATLEY HARBOR, LLC; THE GROSS FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC | $280,000 | |
| 2012-01-18 | Deed $240,000 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL W to 733 LAFAYETTE, LLC | $240,000 | |
| 2012-01-18 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE, LLC to THE GROSS FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC; THE WHEATLEY HARBOR, LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2012-01-18 | AL&R $700,000 — from 733 LAFAYETTE, LLC to THE WHEATLEY HARBOR, LLC; THE GROSS FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC | $700,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 44 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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