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125 Lafayette Avenue

146Records
9City systems
24Open violations
15Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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146 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 HPD housing violations, 20 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1860
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES
BBL3021010072
BIN3058990

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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 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations24 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1991-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water Maintenance (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 (8)
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$2,257,000 $1,015,650
2026$2,708,000 $1,218,600
2027$3,250,000 $1,462,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 150 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

125 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

2 311 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 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
2019-06-27Agreement $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
2019-06-27Mortgage $1,058,672 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,058,672
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
2009-01-08Mortgage $65,812 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $65,812
2009-01-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,100,000
2004-03-18M&CON $2,300,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,300,000
2004-03-18AL&R $2,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC $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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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180202
20190044
20200303
20210404
202246010
20230202
20240303
20250303
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 80Ownership & money 51

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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