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105 Lefferts Place

4,143Records
19City systems
70Open violations
660.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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4,143 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,393 HPD complaints, 1,298 HPD housing violations, 1,168 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)RR RE INVESTORS LLC
BBL3020150066
BIN3057679

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 660.8. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations70 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-11.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

$3,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

272 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (41) · PLUMBING (31) · GENERAL (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (22) · Noise (22).

Filed construction activity

$88,897 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC
Head officerROBERT RAPHAEL
Managing agentGILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,378,000 $1,070,100
2026$2,486,000 $1,118,700
2027$2,763,000 $1,243,350

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $556,200 a year ($18.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $268,200 ($8.94 per sq ft), net operating income $288,000. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFranklin Av — C S · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Classon Av — B25 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Irving Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

105 Lefferts Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

272 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
582 St Nicholas Avenue MN96 C
255 Lafayette Street MN93 A
175 Hawthorne Street BK67 C
461 Audubon Avenue MN66 B
3569 DeKalb Avenue BX59 F
574 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 D
80 St Nicholas Place MN48 C
97 Seaman Avenue MN48 B
1990 Gleason Avenue BX46 A
89 Seaman Avenue MN43 D
1996 Gleason Avenue BX42 A
142 South 9 Street BK41 B
190 South 8 Street BK41 C
575 Herkimer Street BK38 D
397 East 49 Street BK34 C
224 South 3 Street BK33 B
105 Lefferts Place BK32 D
503 West 167 Street MN30 C
513 East 13 Street MN27 B
75 Monroe Street MN24 B
1616 President Street BK24 D
113 Henry Street MN22 A
11 Rutland Road BK20 B
127 Orchard Street MN20 B
121 Henry Street MN20 B
142 West 139 Street MN20 C
552 West 185 Street MN20 D
1865 2 Avenue MN17 D
158 Stanton Street MN16 B
132 Herkimer Street BK16 C
140 Herkimer Street BK16 C
136 Herkimer Street BK16 C
2044 Bergen Street BK16 D
119 Henry Street MN13 A
417 West 150 Street MN10 C
128 Madison Avenue MN9 C
378 Hooper Street BK8 D
937 Jefferson Avenue BK8 D
276 Marion Street BK8 B
1229 Halsey Street BK8 C
552 Dean Street BK8 F
399 Berry Street BK7 D
160 Stanton Street MN6 C
696 Miller Avenue BK6 C
96 Christopher Street MN6 A
328 Bleecker Street MN5 C
326 Bleecker Street MN3 A
94 Christopher Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $331,252 on 2023-08-08 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-08Agreement $1,350,000 — from RR RE INVESTORS LLC; DUTCHMEN & WOLVERINES LLC; RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC to ALMA BANK $1,350,000
2023-08-08Mortgage $331,253 — from RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC; RR RE INVESTORS LLC; DUTCHMEN & WOLVERINES LLC to ALMA BANK $331,253
2016-06-28Deed $812,500 — from ARTHUR J ZAUDERER REVOCABLE TRUST to RR RE INVESTORS LLC $812,500
2016-06-06Sold for $812,500 $812,500 $25,391
2015-09-10Deed $570,000 — from KAPLAN, MITCHEL; ALTASA ESTABLISHMENT LLC; SCHULTZ, LEONARD to DUTCHMEN & WOLVERINES LLC $570,000
2013-08-30Mortgage $380,260 — from RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $380,260
2013-08-30Agreement $1,350,000 — from RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $1,350,000
2013-08-30AL&R $1,350,000 — from RSR & AZ LEFFERTS LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $1,350,000
2011-07-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ARTHUR J. ZAUDERER AS TRUSTEE; 105 LEFFERTS, LLC; THE ARTHUR J. ZAUDERER IRREVOCABLE TRUST to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,000,000
2011-07-25Deed $1,875,000 — from NAPCO HOLDINGS LLC to 105 LEFFERTS, LLC; THE ARTHUR J. ZAUDERER REVOCABLE TRUST; ARTHUR J. ZAUDERER AS TRUSTEE $1,875,000
2007-08-03Deed $400,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NAPCO HOLDINGS LLC $400,000
1993-12-15Mortgage $68,951 — from 105 LEFFERTS PL HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $68,951

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201766750289
2018017211488
201930670878
20200011001111
20210014701148
20220124804253
20230136152369
20240666904679
20250728704298
2026009605101
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 3,969Ownership & money 34Health & systems 62

Every one of the 4,143 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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