197 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 39 rodent inspections, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 50. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Animal (1) · Curb Condition (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | M&H LAFAYETTE LLC |
| Head officer | MEIYER GODINGER |
| Managing agent | WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $372,000 | $167,400 |
| 2026 | $446,000 | $200,700 |
| 2027 | $535,000 | $240,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Nostrand Av — B38 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 450 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.
618 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1085 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 238 Pulaski Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 387 Franklin Avenue | BK | 11 | A |
| 1189 Broadway | BK | 11 | A |
| 317 Franklin Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 53 Stanhope Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 159 Suydam Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 834 Quincy Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 568 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 699 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 91 Gerry Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 618 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 35A Driggs Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 325 Franklin Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 1098 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 106 Kingston Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 18 Bleecker Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 131 Boerum Street | BK | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000 on 2022-10-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-03 | Mortgage $40,000 — from KRAUS, HARRY to MERS | $40,000 | |
| 2022-10-03 | Agreement $1,493,000 — from KRAUS, HARRY to MERS | $1,493,000 | |
| 2022-06-03 | AL&R $1,453,000 — from M&H LAFAYETTE LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $1,453,000 | |
| 2022-06-03 | Deed $1,630,322 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to M&H LAFAYETTE LLC | $1,630,322 | |
| 2022-06-03 | Mortgage $1,453,000 — from M&H LAFAYETTE LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $1,453,000 | |
| 2022-05-16 | Sold for $1,630,322 | $1,630,322 | $407,581 |
| 2016-02-16 | AL&R $250,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to SCHWIMER, ELEIZER | $250,000 | |
| 2016-02-16 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to SCHWIMER, ELEIZER | $250,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Mortgage $670,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $670,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Agreement $1,240,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,240,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | AL&R $1,240,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,240,000 | |
| 2013-01-10 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to HOUTEX LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2013-01-10 | Deed $610,000 — from ESTATE OF GEORGE BRADY; BRADDY, EXECUTOR, ARTHUR to 618 LAFAYETTE LLC | $610,000 | |
| 2013-01-10 | Mortgage $170,000 — from 618 LAFAYETTE LLC to HOUTEX LLC | $170,000 | |
| 1991-10-28 | Mortgage $35,000 — from BRADY, GEORGE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $35,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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