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65 Lafayette Avenue

107Records
11City systems
1Open violations
24.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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107 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)65 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC
BBL3020980087
BIN3058768

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 24.7. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-13.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Water System (1) · PLUMBING (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$247,250 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)65 Lafayette Avenue LLC
Head officerMark Guindi
Managing agentArya Management LLC
Last registered2025-12-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,140,000 $963,000
2026$2,281,000 $1,026,450
2027$2,582,000 $1,161,900

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dosa RoyaleIndianGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayFulton St — G · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Lafayette Av — B25 B26 B52 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

65 Lafayette Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 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 ARYA MANAGEMENT LLC — 80 buildings, 760 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B21 · C17 · D23 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
103 Mac Dougal Street MN36 A
105 Mac Dougal Street MN36 A
280 Mulberry Street MN33 B
241 West 13 Street MN31 A
373 Broome Street MN30 C
65 Nagle Avenue MN25 C
81 St Marks Place MN25 B
90 Bedford Street MN22 B
191 Henry Street MN22 B
14 Bedford Street MN21 B
137 Rivington Street MN18 C
24-31 Steinway Street QN18 A
72 Bedford Street MN17 A
168 India Street BK16 A
693 10 Avenue MN16 A
695 10 Avenue MN16 B
305 Spring Street MN16 A
63-44 Saunders Street QN16 B
704 8 Avenue BK13 B
747 9 Avenue MN12 A
47 St Marks Place MN10 A
222 Pacific Street BK10 B
306 Prospect Avenue BK9 A
54 West 10 Street MN9 C
159 Newel Street BK8 B
307 Troutman Street BK8 D
595 Kosciuszko Street BK8 B
69 Meserole Avenue BK8 D
359 12 Street BK8 C
307 Spring Street MN8 A
63-52 Saunders Street QN8 A
228 Sackett Street BK8 B
165 1 Avenue MN8 B
788 Classon Avenue BK8 B
267 Powers Street BK8 C
183 Guernsey Street BK8 B
351 Grove Street BK7 C
1668 Putnam Avenue QN6 C
1383 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1723 Bleecker Street QN6 C
293 Grove Street BK6 B
1488 DeKalb Avenue BK6 D
1536 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
167 1 Avenue MN6 C
134 Jefferson Street BK6 C
164 1 Avenue MN6 B
17-07 Himrod Street QN6 B
132 Jefferson Street BK6 C
47 Stanhope Street BK6 C
17-11 Himrod Street QN6 B
428 7 Avenue BK6 B
295 Grove Street BK6 D
13 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK5 D
1223 Bedford Avenue BK4 F
163 1 Avenue MN4 D
227 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 D
420 7 Avenue BK4 C
930 Montgomery Street BK4 C
1226 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
985 Metropolitan Avenue BK4 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,100,000 on 2022-01-14 (lender: Interaudi Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-14Mortgage $2,100,000 — from 65 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to INTERAUDI BANK $2,100,000
2022-01-14Deed $3,250,000 — from BARMEL HOLDINGS LLC to 65 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC $3,250,000
2022-01-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from 65 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC to INTERAUDI BANK $2,100,000
2021-12-30Sold for $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $1,083,333
2008-03-06Agreement $348,558 — from BARMEL HOLDINGS, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.; M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $348,558
2008-03-06AL&R $348,558 — from BARMEL HOLDINGS, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST; M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $348,558
2000-10-04Mortgage $390,000 — from BARMEL HOLDINGS LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $390,000
1986-05-20Mortgage $100,000 — from CHANG, PETER; KASS, MURRAY to DIAZ, ANGEL; SIGLER, OSCAR $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017102003
2018202004
201920100012
2020003003
202100133016
2022013307
2023004004
2024004004
20258050013
2026106029
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 24Health & systems 2

Every one of the 107 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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