365 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.8. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-08-09. |
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.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Lead (1) · Street Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$113,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2009) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 452 Lafayette Ave HOA |
| Head officer | Paul t Brensilber |
| Managing agent | Jordan Cooper LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $199,400 | $89,730 |
| 2027 | $148,200 | $66,690 |
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Cafe | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Franklin Av — B38 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
452 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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 JORDAN COOPER LLC — 47 buildings, 1,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Deed $615,000 — from CHUANG, YENTING to GEMB PROPERTIES LLC | $615,000 | |
| 2026-03-23 | Sold for $615,000 | $615,000 | $76,875 |
| 2025-04-04 | Deed $465,600 — from CROSSROAD MOMENT LLC to WAY BREW INC. | $465,600 | |
| 2025-03-28 | Sold for $465,600 | $465,600 | $58,200 |
| 2021-06-08 | Mortgage $202,400 — from KROUSE, SARAH to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | $202,400 | |
| 2020-10-26 | Mortgage $314,000 — from MASON-BROWN, FARRELL M; BROWN, ROGER to MERS | $314,000 | |
| 2020-10-26 | Deed $664,000 — from JOHNSTON, STEPHANIE; KERSTEN, ERWIN to MASON-BROWN, FARRELL M; BROWN, ROGER | $664,000 | |
| 2020-10-07 | Sold for $664,000 | $664,000 | $83,000 |
| 2019-09-26 | Mortgage $512,000 — from JOHNSTON, STEPHANIE; KERSTEN, ERWIN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $512,000 | |
| 2018-08-29 | Agreement $400,000 — from BROOKLYN SUITE LLC to FM HOME LOANS LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2018-08-29 | Mortgage $400,000 — from BROOKLYN SUITE LLC to FM HOME LOANS LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | AL&R $499,000 — from BROOKLYN SUITE LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | Agreement $499,000 — from ADVILL CAPITAL LLC to BROOKLYN SUITE LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | Mortgage $249,000 — from BROOKLYN SUITE LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $249,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | AL&R $499,000 — from BROOKLYN SUITE LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 365 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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