1,388 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 444 HPD complaints, 439 311 service requests, 342 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 209.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 221 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 111 class B, 57 class A. Oldest open since 2001-02-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · WATER LEAK (6) · Graffiti (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | Food First Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. |
| Head officer | David J Doyaga |
| Managing agent | MYC & Associates, Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,351,000 | $607,950 |
| 2026 | $1,097,000 | $493,650 |
| 2027 | $1,137,000 | $511,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Tompkins Av — B38 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 200 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.
709 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 MYC & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 4 buildings, 61 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 709 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 28 | C |
| 329 Franklin Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 326 Throop Avenue | BK | 9 | F |
| 355 Greene Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,001,784 on 2026-09-16 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Mortgage $3,001,785 — from FRANKLIN LAFAYETTE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $3,001,785 | |
| 2026-09-16 | Deed $753,000 — from BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF FOOD FIRST HDFC, IN; DOYAGA, SR.,TRUSTEE, DAVID J. to FRANKLIN LAFAYETTE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $753,000 | |
| 2026-09-10 | Sold for $753,000 | $753,000 | $26,893 |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $101,246 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $101,246 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $93,767 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $93,767 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $29,987 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $29,987 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $721,233 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $721,233 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $230,653 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $230,653 | |
| 1997-06-26 | Mortgage $778,754 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $778,754 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 49 |
| 2018 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2019 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 117 |
| 2020 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 2021 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 68 |
| 2022 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 5 | 250 |
| 2023 | 1 | 182 | 0 | 13 | 196 |
| 2024 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 12 | 156 |
| 2025 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 83 |
| 2026 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,388 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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