286 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 719.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 45 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · ELECTRIC (8) · PLUMBING (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).
$249,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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).
| Head officer | KEN H LEGERE |
| Managing agent | KEN H LEGERE |
| Last registered | 2003-10-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,513,000 | $210,780 |
| 2026 | $2,986,000 | $179,160 |
| 2027 | $2,732,000 | $163,920 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 22% 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 | Classon Av — G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Grand Av — B38 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & Classon Ave · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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.
348 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 |
59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $549,001 on 2023-04-11 (lender: Citadel Serviceing Corporation DBA Acra Lending) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-11 | Agreement $3,185,000 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to MERS; CITADEL SERVICEING CORPORATION DBA ACRA | $3,185,000 | |
| 2023-04-11 | Mortgage $549,001 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to CITADEL SERVICEING CORPORATION DBA ACRA ; MERS | $549,001 | |
| 2022-03-24 | AL&R $936,000 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to LENDVENT SPV 1 LLC | $936,000 | |
| 2022-03-24 | Mortgage $936,000 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to LENDVENT SPV 1 LLC | $936,000 | |
| 2022-03-24 | AL&R $1,699,999 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to LENDVENT SPV 1 LLC | $1,699,999 | |
| 2022-03-24 | Mortgage $1,699,999 — from 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to LENDVENT SPV 1 LLC | $1,699,999 | |
| 2022-03-16 | Deed $1,999,999 — from LEGERE, ADRIENNE; LEGERE, KEN H to 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC | $1,999,999 | |
| 2022-02-24 | Sold for $1,999,999 | $1,999,999 | $666,666 |
| 2007-03-22 | Mortgage $600,000 — from LEGERE, ADRIENNE; LEGERE, KEN H to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $600,000 | |
| 2007-03-22 | AL&R $600,000 — from LEGERE, KEN H to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP | $600,000 | |
| 2006-07-01 | M&CON $434,678 — from LEGERE, ADRIENNE; LEGERE, KEN H to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $434,678 | |
| 2003-07-01 | Mortgage $422,500 — from LEGERE, KEN H; LEGERE, ADRIENNE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $422,500 | |
| 2002-05-29 | Mortgage $6,648 — from LEGERE, ADRIENNE; LEGERE, KEN to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $6,648 | |
| 2000-07-20 | Mortgage $303,900 — from LEGERE, ADRIENNE; LEGERE, KEN H to FIRST NATIONAL FUNDING CORPORATION OF AM | $303,900 | |
| 1996-07-16 | Mortgage $185,550 — from ORIGINALS OF JAMAICADAY CARE INC to AMERIFIRST MORTGAGECORP. | $185,550 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
Every one of the 286 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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