Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

524 Lafayette Avenue

219Records
15City systems
8Open violations
17.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Open in the map

219 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 rodent inspections, 40 HPD complaints, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC
BBL3017880020
BIN3049872

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 17.1. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1998-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (3) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

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 (9)
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)CAPITAL R.E BROOKLYN LLC
Head officerDENIS EAGLE
Managing agentEBD Management Services, LLC
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,014,000 $456,300
2026$1,217,000 $547,650
2027$1,460,000 $657,000

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

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeClifton Pl & Bedford Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

524 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 60 buildings, 466 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B24 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
249 East 2 Street MN20 A
245 East Houston Street MN18 B
4121 7 Avenue BK16 B
66 7 Avenue BK16 A
190 Meserole Street BK16 A
550 55 Street BK16 A
561 Gates Avenue BK15 B
385 Monroe Street BK15 B
2840 Valentine Avenue BX13 B
1661 Woodbine Street QN10 B
99 South Oxford Street BK10 A
1037 Manhattan Avenue BK10 A
101 South Oxford Street BK10 A
93 Seigel Street BK10 A
241 Clifton Place BK9 A
524 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
119 Cambridge Place BK9 A
68 Maujer Street BK8 A
922 Prospect Place BK8 B
1331 Pacific Street BK8 B
151 Newton Street BK8 A
219 5 Avenue BK8 A
95 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 B
19 St Johns Place BK8 A
564 Vanderbilt Avenue BK8 B
443 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
222 North 6 Street BK8 A
147 Conselyea Street BK8 B
237 South 1 Street BK8 A
67 Sutton Street BK8 A
55 Clifton Place BK8 B
558 Driggs Avenue BK7 A
40 Marcy Avenue BK7 B
150 East 106 Street MN7 B
115 Powers Street BK6 B
370 Greene Avenue BK6 A
138 Skillman Avenue BK6 A
240 Prospect Park West BK6 A
114 Eagle Street BK6 A
158 Withers Street BK6 A
627 East 222 Street BX6 D
204 Calyer Street BK6 B
339 2 Street BK6 B
200 Calyer Street BK6 B
642 Leonard Street BK5 C
57 Clifton Place BK4 B
158 Freeman Street BK4 B
1357 Greene Avenue BK4 D
773 Fulton Street BK4 D
249 East Houston Street MN4 A
989 Lafayette Avenue BK3 D
123 Butler Street BK3 C
68 Commercial Street BK3 C
11 Strong Place BK3 B
412 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 D
22 4 Street BK3 A
312 Grand Street BK2 C
310 Grand Street BK2 B
108 Patchen Avenue BK2 B
202 Calyer Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $172,440 on 2024-12-16 (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
2024-12-16Agreement $1,300,000 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2024-12-16Mortgage $172,441 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $172,441
2014-12-18Agreement $1,387,500 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,387,500
2014-12-18Mortgage $424,882 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $424,882
2014-12-18AL&R $1,387,500 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,387,500
2013-01-08AL&R $1,000,000 — from CAPITAL R.E. - BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2013-01-08Mortgage $64,857 — from CAPITAL R.E. - BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $64,857
2013-01-08Agreement $1,000,000 — from CAPITAL R.E. - BKLYN, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2009-09-17Agreement $975,000 — from CAPITAL R.E. - BKLYN.LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $975,000
2009-09-17Mortgage $186,596 — from CAPITAL R.E. - BKLYN.LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $186,596
2004-09-21Agreement $850,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN. LLC $850,000
2003-08-29Agreement $850,000 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN.LLC C/O CAPITAL REAL to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $850,000
2003-08-29AL&R $850,000 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN,LLC C/O CAPITAL REAL to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $850,000
2003-08-29Agreement $850,000 — from CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $850,000
2003-08-29Deed $550,000 — from GREEN, ALEXANDER to CAPITAL R.E.-BKLYN, LLC $550,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
24
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170101213
2018030811
20190160824
202004037
202104037
202213037
202303058
2024064515
202514038
202605016
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 100Ownership & money 38Health & systems 57

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11205 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map