453 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations, 91 311 service requests.
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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 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (5) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$1,599,146 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (16) |
| 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) | YMJ 640 LLC |
| Head officer | SAM WURTZBERGER |
| Managing agent | MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,480,000 | $666,000 |
| 2026 | $1,815,000 | $816,750 |
| 2027 | $2,046,000 | $920,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Nostrand Av — B38 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Lafayette 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.
640 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 |
9 311 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 MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 28 buildings, 348 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B1 · C5 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2481 Crotona Avenue | BX | 90 | A |
| 43-25 52nd Street | QN | 60 | A |
| 305 First Avenue | MN | 54 | A |
| 640 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 263 Franklin Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 343 Menahan Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 108 India Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 1526 Lincoln Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 177 Greenpoint Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 150 Grand Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 108 Flushing Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 224 Moffat Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 135 Meserole Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 128 Woodpoint Road | BK | 5 | A |
| 224 Richardson Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 544 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 351 Warren Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 58 Dupont Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 538 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| 130 Huron Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 56 Quincy Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 123 Meserole Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 220 North 6th Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 84 Meserole Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 212 Montrose Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 156 Albany Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 229 Clifton Place | BK | 2 | C |
| 805 Monroe St | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,486,342 on 2022-01-20 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-20 | Mortgage $1,486,342 — from YMJ 640 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,486,342 | |
| 2022-01-20 | Deed $3,000,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES, INC to YMJ 640 LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-01-20 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from YMJ 640 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2022-01-20 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from YMJ 640 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2021-12-23 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $187,500 |
| 2018-11-05 | Mortgage $3,115,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES INC to CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS INC | $3,115,000 | |
| 2017-08-30 | M&CON $500,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES INC. to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2017-08-30 | AL&R $500,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES INC. to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2007-08-30 | Mortgage $35,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $35,000 | |
| 2007-08-30 | Agreement $385,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $385,000 | |
| 2003-12-22 | Mortgage $250,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES, INC. to WERDYGER, RIVKA | $250,000 | |
| 2003-12-22 | Mortgage $450,000 — from GROSS & GERTNER ASSOCIATES, INC. to AYIN TOVA LLC | $450,000 | |
| 1994-11-21 | Mortgage $75,000 — from WATKINS, MARTIN to WEISS, CYNTHIA; JACKSON, WILLIAM J JR; JACKSON, ARLENE; RASK, THERESA; RASK, ROBERT | $75,000 | |
| 1986-12-04 | Mortgage $31,875 — from SONN, JEFFREY S to CITY OF NEW YORK | $31,875 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 85 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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