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63 Lafayette Avenue

259Records
15City systems
0Open violations
34.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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259 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)ZG LAFAYETTE LLC
BBL3020980088
BIN3058769

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 34.7. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Air Quality (2) · Water System (1) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$889,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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)ZG LAFAYETTE LLC
Head officerJASON GREENBERG
Managing agentJudith Drive LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,077,000 $484,650
2026$1,148,000 $516,600
2027$1,300,000 $585,000

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Strange DelightSeafoodNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 (under a minute) · 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 · 200 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

63 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

14 311 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

showing 60 of 86 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $135,286 on 2025-12-24 (lender: International Finance Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-24Mortgage $135,287 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BANK $135,287
2025-12-24Agreement $2,135,000 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BANK $2,135,000
2022-05-16Mortgage $545,906 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $545,906
2022-05-16Agreement $2,200,000 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2022-05-16Agreement $2,200,000 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2020-12-24AL&R $1,700,000 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2020-12-24Agreement $1,700,000 — from ZG LAFAYETTE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2020-12-24Deed $2,820,000 — from BK 63 LLC to ZG LAFAYETTE LLC $2,820,000
2020-12-24Mortgage $1,700,000 — from SILVERHOUSE EQUITIES 3 LLC; BK 63 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 96 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD $1,700,000
2020-12-24Agreement $1,700,000 — from BK 63 LLC; SILVERHOUSE EQUITIES 3 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 96 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD $1,700,000
2020-12-02Sold for $2,820,000 $2,820,000 $940,000
2019-11-04AL&R $3,600,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 111 LLC; SILVER EQUITIES 3 LLC; BK 63 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 9 to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $3,600,000
2019-11-04Mortgage $1,041,520 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 111 LLC; SILVER EQUITIES 3 LLC; BK 63 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 9 to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $1,041,520
2019-11-04Agreement $3,600,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 111 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 96 LLC; BK 63 LLC; SILVER EQUITIES to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $3,600,000
2014-12-09SPRD $2,358,769 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 17 LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 9 LLC; BK 63 LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,358,769

Ten-year activity

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2017
46
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174050110
201872370046
2019001719
2020021010022
202126040030
20221163011
20234540013
20249130013
20250244111
20262090011
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 56Health & systems 3

Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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