1,133 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 338 HPD complaints, 326 HPD housing violations, 245 311 service requests.
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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 1319.7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 49 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-04-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
75 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · GENERAL (12) · WATER LEAK (11) · APPLIANCE (11) · ELECTRIC (10).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 556 Lafayette LLC |
| Head officer | Joel Lefkow |
| Managing agent | Abeel Boodhan |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,669,200 | $751,140 |
| 2026 | $2,003,000 | $901,350 |
| 2027 | $2,404,000 | $1,081,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Lafayette Av — B44 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 600 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.
556 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 |
133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,882,426 on 2020-01-22 (lender: Sbt Advantage Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | Deed $2,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to 556 LAFAYETTE LLC | $2,600,000 | |
| 2025-05-13 | Sold for $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $325,000 |
| 2020-01-22 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2020-01-22 | Mortgage $1,882,427 — from LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $1,882,427 | |
| 2020-01-22 | AL&R $3,750,000 — from LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2018-05-04 | Agreement $1,935,000 — from LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,935,000 | |
| 2018-05-04 | Agreement $2,511,053 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,511,053 | |
| 2015-07-13 | AL&R $280,000 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; GOLDBERGER, CHAIM; 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $280,000 | |
| 2015-07-13 | Mortgage $280,000 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC; 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; GOLDBERGER, CHAIM to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $280,000 | |
| 2015-03-27 | Agreement $220,000 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC; 239 TROY AVENUE LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP , LLC | $220,000 | |
| 2015-03-27 | AL&R $220,000 — from 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC; 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC | $220,000 | |
| 2014-04-14 | Agreement $2,887,500 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC; 239 TROY AVENUE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,887,500 | |
| 2014-04-14 | Mortgage $502,282 — from 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $502,282 | |
| 2014-04-14 | SPRD $2,887,500 — from 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC; 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,887,500 | |
| 2014-04-14 | AL&R $2,887,500 — from 239 TROY AVENUE LLC; 732 GREENE AVENUE LLC; LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,887,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 59 |
| 2019 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 83 |
| 2023 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2025 | 1 | 215 | 4 | 5 | 225 |
| 2026 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 265 |
Every one of the 1,133 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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