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780 Lafayette Avenue

142Records
10City systems
3Open violations
136.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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142 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 rodent inspections, 32 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC
BBL3017920016
BIN3050032

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Rodent (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MB Lafayette Homes LLC
Head officerJACOB ZICHERMAN
Managing agentOutpost Club INC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,174,000 $70,440
2026$1,372,000 $82,320
2027$1,804,000 $108,240

The city's market estimate has risen 54% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Throop Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Throop Ave · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

780 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

15 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
186 North 6 Street BK40 A
3116 Clarendon Road BK22 A
107 Greenpoint Avenue BK20 A
29 Brooklyn Avenue BK20 B
340 Clifton Place BK19 B
111 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 B
115 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 A
527 Monroe Street BK14 C
246 West 108 Street MN10 C
125 West 138 Street MN10 B
424 West 47 Street MN9 B
209 West 135 Street MN9 B
537 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 B
54 Cumberland Street BK8 A
61-47 Woodbine Street QN8 C
17-16 Linden Street QN6 A
400 Suydam Street BK6 B
624 East 17 Street BK6 C
267 West 139 Street MN6 D
1118 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1867 Cornelia Street QN6 B
827 Halsey Street BK6 C
17-21 Menahan Street QN6 C
355 Tompkins Avenue BK4 A
854 Hancock Street BK4 B
568 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
913 St Marks Avenue BK4 F
151 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
34-42 Crescent Street QN3 A
16-59 Hancock Street QN3 C
440 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
1396 Prospect Place BK2 D
780 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
647 Greene Avenue BK2 B
1299 St Johns Place BK2 B
417 Grand Avenue BK2 C
1287 Sterling Place BK2 B
63 West 130 Street MN2 D
1389 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
1257 Hancock Street BK2 C
468 West 146 Street MN1 D
305 West 29 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $310,000 on 2021-07-20 (lender: Sharestates Investments, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-20Agreement $1,700,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,700,000
2021-07-20Mortgage $310,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC $310,000
2020-01-31AL&R $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $500,000
2020-01-31AL&R $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $890,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $500,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $890,000
2020-01-29Deed $690,000 — from AUSTIN, EUGENE to MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC $690,000
2019-12-30Sold for $690,000 $690,000 $345,000
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $825,000
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL $825,000
2007-10-04Mortgage $80,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $80,000
2006-11-27Mortgage $250,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A to MERS $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700224
201813026
201915129
2020346114
2021027110
20220100313
20230201012
20240120921
202503025
20260100515
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 44Health & systems 39

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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