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87 Lafayette Avenue

224Records
14City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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224 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1901
Floors—
Res. units3
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)87 LAFAYETTE CONDOMINIUM
BBL3020997501
BIN3058846

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$381,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1901)
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)87 LAFAYETTE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerDAN SOHA
Managing agentVK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$464,400 $208,980
2026$467,324 $210,296
2027$535,324 $240,896

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
IkigaiJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl · 500 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

87 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 VK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 161 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1682 Norman Street QN24 A
1427 Greene Avenue BK16 A
72-35 Metropolitan Avenue QN15 A
66-57 71 Street QN12 A
46-12 161 Street QN12 A
44 Euclid Avenue BK12 A
1812 St Johns Place BK12 A
504 East 6 Street MN10 B
701 Union Street BK9 A
25-69 38 Street QN7 A
2006 Palmetto Street QN6 C
1311 East 92 Street BK3 A
87-41 Elmhurst Avenue QN3 C
22-03 150 Street QN3 A
87 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
402 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
994 Van Siclen Avenue BK2 C
404 Kosciuszko Street BK2 C
410 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
36 Noll Street BK2 C
408 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
406 Kosciuszko Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-07Deed $550,000 — from EVAN C. HUGHES REVOCABLE ASSET MANAGEMEN; EVAN C. HUGHES AS CO-TRUSTEE; ADELLE C. WALDMAN to ADELLE C. WALDMAN REVOCABLE ASSET MANAGE; ADELLE C. WALDMAN AS TRUSTEE $550,000
2026-07-31Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $183,333
2024-10-28Deed $53,062 — from TING, JACLYN to GERSTENZANG, SAMUEL $53,062
2024-09-25Sold for $53,062 $53,062 $17,687
2023-05-09Deed $1,749,000 — from MITCHEL, TYLER JANE to TING, JACLYN; GERSTENZANG, SAMUEL $1,749,000
2023-05-04Sold for $1,749,000 $1,749,000 $583,000
2023-03-03Deed $1,425,000 — from GOLDEN TIMES REALTY, LLC to DAN SOHA LIVING TRUST; DAN SOHA, AS TRUSTEE $1,425,000
2023-03-02Sold for $1,425,000 $1,425,000 $475,000
2019-08-21Mortgage $480,000 — from MITCHEL, TYLER JANE to ADVANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $480,000
2018-04-16Deed $606,000 — from AUGUSTIDIS, DIMITRI to MITCHEL, TYLER JANE $606,000
2018-01-31Sold for $606,000 $606,000 $202,000
2017-02-22Deed $2,100,000 — from GRAND OLD PROPERTIES, INC. to GOLDEN TIMES REALTY, LLC $2,100,000
2017-02-10Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $700,000
2016-06-27Deed $1,394,000 — from ASAMOAH , AFIA; REED, DANIEL to MITCHEL , TYLER, JANE; AUGUSTIDIS , DIMITRI $1,394,000
2016-06-03Sold for $1,394,000 $1,394,000 $464,667

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176034013
2018005409
2019210205
2020102104
2021006107
2022006006
202352108025
20244655222
2025002002
2026002305
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 95Health & systems 2

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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