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149 Lafayette Avenue

209Records
13City systems
22Open violations
4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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209 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1938
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)GREY GHOST OWNERS CORP
BBL3021020061
BIN3059043

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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 77% 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 4. 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 violations22 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1992-06-18.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$292,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1938)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)GREY GHOST OWNERS CORP
Head officerRALPH WESTERHOFF
Managing agentBRICKWORK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,362,400 $1,513,080
2026$4,035,000 $1,815,750
2027$4,842,000 $2,178,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayLafayette Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fulton St — G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 200 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

149 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

8 311 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 BRICKWORK MANAGEMENT INC. — 58 buildings, 707 units. Grades across the portfolio: A46 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Mott Street MN40 A
173 Bleecker Street MN36 B
140 West 74 Street MN31 A
75 Prospect Park West BK24 A
170 Norfolk Street MN23 A
316 Mott Street MN21 A
254 East 7 Street MN20 A
424 West 46 Street MN20 A
221 West 21 Street MN20 A
304 West 88 Street MN20 A
8 West 119 Street MN20 B
306 Mott Street MN19 A
333 West 22 Street MN16 A
646 9 Avenue MN15 A
613 East 6 Street MN14 A
7 East 3 Street MN14 A
356 West 23 Street MN14 A
355 West 29 Street MN13 A
354 West 23 Street MN13 A
25-40 38 Street QN13 A
38 East 1 Street MN13 A
135 Hudson Street MN12 A
108 West 69 Street MN11 A
343 West 12 Street MN11 A
71 Murray Street MN11 A
460 West 23 Street MN11 A
458 West 23 Street MN10 A
70 East 93 Street MN10 A
323 West 16 Street MN10 A
8 Remsen Street BK10 A
274 Water Street MN10 A
438 West 47 Street MN10 A
436 West 47 Street MN10 A
136 West 70 Street MN10 A
149 Lafayette Avenue BK10 A
221 West 20 Street MN10 A
318 West 15 Street MN10 B
216 East 12 Street MN9 A
131 West 82 Street MN9 A
5 East 3 Street MN8 A
321 West 82 Street MN8 A
260 Bergen Street BK8 A
209 Quincy Street BK8 A
7 East 78 Street MN7 A
23 East 20 Street MN7 A
197 Prince Street MN6 A
29 West 10 Street MN6 A
411 West 21 Street MN5 B
329 West 19 Street MN5 B
325 West 75 Street MN5 C
409 West 21 Street MN5 B
16 East 63 Street MN5 B
8 Greene Street MN5 A
822 President Street BK4 A
428 West 23 Street MN4 C
80 Garfield Place BK4 B
405 Greenwich Street MN4 B
91 Franklin Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 1986-02-21 (lender: Crossland Savs FSB), covering 2 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
2023-05-23RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from FENTON, BETH to FERGUSON, JACK B $1,050,000
2023-05-15Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $105,000
2023-03-23RPTT&RET $965,000 — from EASTON, MATTHEW R; GAUTHIER, MADELON A to HO, AMY; GREEN, JAMES $965,000
2023-03-13Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $96,500
2020-10-13RPTT&RET $675,000 — from DYMOND, CLAUDIA to KAISER, DEVON $675,000
2020-10-05Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $67,500
2019-07-15RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from AHRENS, NICHOLAS; CONARRO, RYAN to PEARMAN, MORGAN; GWIAZDOWSKI, BRIAN $1,050,000
2019-06-27Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $105,000
2017-12-18RPTT&RET $975,000 — from HARRIS, LUCY N; BERTOCCI, FRANCESCO to FENTON, BETH $975,000
2017-12-07Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $97,500
2017-08-24RPTT&RET $665,000 — from MAEDA, HAYATO; VAN LEEMPUT, LIESBET to BLOOMFIELD, ANNALEE $665,000
2017-08-22Sold for $665,000 $665,000 $66,500
2016-09-26RPTT&RET $850,000 — from COOPER, JENNA B; COOPER, MICHAEL S to AHRENS, NICHOLAS DAVID; CONARRO, RYAN MICHAEL $850,000
2016-09-08Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $85,000
2015-10-23RPTT&RET $685,000 — from BRADLEY, JOSHUA; CHEN, CATHERINE to EASTON, MATTHEW; GAUNTHIER, MADELON $685,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172324112
2018023016
20190092112
202000122115
202100330134
202200110112
20230044210
2024005016
2025024017
2026203016
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 34Health & systems 11

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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