693 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 HPD housing violations, 148 HPD complaints, 110 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 20.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1986-04-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (17) · Water System (5) · PLUMBING (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Missed Collection (1).
$798,745 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1860) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | LAFAYETTE COURT APARTMENTS |
| Head officer | BRANDON WECHSLER |
| Managing agent | HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,075,000 | $1,383,750 |
| 2026 | $3,349,000 | $1,507,050 |
| 2027 | $3,593,000 | $1,616,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $825,792 a year ($43.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $412,992 ($21.51 per sq ft), net operating income $412,800. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Lafayette Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fulton St — G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cumberland 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.
147 Lafayette Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
40 311 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.
Managed by HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC — 57 buildings, 1,597 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,613,213 on 2022-09-01 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | RPTT&RET $999,000 — from WOLFE, SUSANNE to YANG, YIFEI | $999,000 | |
| 2024-05-15 | Sold for $999,000 | $999,000 | $47,571 |
| 2023-01-12 | RPTT&RET $606,700 — from SEGAL, RICHARD to MOSES, CHRISTIAN | $606,700 | |
| 2023-01-10 | Sold for $606,700 | $606,700 | $28,890 |
| 2022-09-01 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from LAFAYETTE COURT APT. CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-09-01 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from LAFAYETTE COURT APT. CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-09-01 | Mortgage $1,613,214 — from LAFAYETTE COURT APT. CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK | $1,613,214 | |
| 2022-03-24 | RPTT&RET $1,268,818 — from CHIANG, MAY K; CONROY, OWEN T to HODES, JACOB | $1,268,818 | |
| 2022-03-18 | Sold for $1,268,818 | $1,268,818 | $60,420 |
| 2021-08-24 | RPTT&RET $1,075,000 — from ITAYA, CATHERINE; KRAVITZ, JORDAN to FORECAST, REBEKAH | $1,075,000 | |
| 2021-07-16 | Sold for $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $51,190 |
| 2021-03-09 | RPTT&RET $830,000 — from FEINMAN, ZARINA SHEA to MARMADUKE, OWEN | $830,000 | |
| 2021-02-25 | Sold for $830,000 | $830,000 | $39,524 |
| 2020-08-17 | RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from ARMFIELD, WILLIAM SPOTSWOOD to SCOTT, KRISTEN | $1,900,000 | |
| 2020-08-12 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $90,476 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 33 |
| 2023 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 77 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Every one of the 693 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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