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129 Lafayette Avenue

136Records
13City systems
6Open violations
3.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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136 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1860
Floors4
Res. units11
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES
BBL3021010070
BIN3058988

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-01-08.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1860)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerRICHARD MARANS
Managing agentLAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,710,000 $769,500
2026$1,601,000 $720,450
2027$1,749,000 $787,050

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 400 ft
Citi BikeCumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

129 Lafayette Avenue

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

The landlord's report card

Managed by LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC — 4 buildings, 43 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 Lafayette Avenue BK16 A
129 Lafayette Avenue BK11 A
127 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
125 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,058,672 on 2019-06-27 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-27Mortgage $1,058,672 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,058,672
2019-06-27Agreement $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,600,000
2019-06-27AL&R $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,600,000
2009-06-23Mortgage $900,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $900,000
2009-06-23Agreement $3,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,000,000
2009-01-08AL&R $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,100,000
2009-01-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,100,000
2009-01-08Mortgage $65,812 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $65,812
2004-03-18AL&R $2,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC $2,300,000
2004-03-18M&CON $2,300,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,300,000
2002-01-03Mortgage $719,119 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $719,119
1997-11-06Mortgage $289,927 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to LAFAYE REALTY INC $289,927
1996-10-02Mortgage $150,000 — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $150,000
1988-09-30Mortgage $920,000 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to COMMONWEALTH MTG CO/AMER $920,000
1982-10-14Mortgage $330,874 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE $330,874

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018002013
20190174113
2020002013
2021006017
2022401016
2023004015
2024007018
2025001023
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 55Health & systems 10

Every one of the 136 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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