2,613 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 969 311 service requests, 809 HPD complaints, 495 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 83.9. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
246 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (103) · Illegal Parking (18) · Elevator (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Outdoor Dining (12).
$468,575 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (35) |
| 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) | 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC |
| Head officer | DONALD HASTINGS |
| Managing agent | BRIAN GARLAND |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,583,000 | $2,962,350 |
| 2026 | $6,876,000 | $3,094,200 |
| 2027 | $6,869,000 | $3,091,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacombi | Mexican | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Fulton St — G · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Ashland Pl — B38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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.
25 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
246 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,657,212 on 2007-12-28 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | RPTT&RET $224,835,274 — from TO METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO MEMBER LLC to CV METROPOLITAN II, LLC | $224,835,274 | |
| 2022-10-24 | Agreement $9,051,148 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,051,148 | |
| 2019-10-30 | RPTT $3,526,531 — from BLACKSTONE (PTI FUND HOLDINGS) (DE) L.P.; BTO ESC PTI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS L.P.; BTO ESC to BLACKSTONE (PTI FUND FEEDER) (CAYMAN) L. | $3,526,531 | |
| 2018-12-18 | AL&R $9,150,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,150,000 | |
| 2018-12-18 | M&CON $9,150,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,150,000 | |
| 2015-03-12 | AL&R $7,850,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,850,000 | |
| 2015-03-12 | M&CON $7,850,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,850,000 | |
| 2011-03-31 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2007-12-28 | AL&R $4,070,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,070,000 | |
| 2007-12-28 | Agreement $4,070,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,070,000 | |
| 2007-12-28 | Mortgage $2,657,213 — from 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,657,213 | |
| 2007-12-18 | Deed $7,050,000 — from 25 LAFAYETTE ASSOCIATES, LLC to 25 LAFAYETTE INVESTOR LLC | $7,050,000 | |
| 2003-01-29 | Mortgage $974,752 — from 25 LAFAYETTE ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $974,752 | |
| 1986-01-22 | Mortgage $189,400 — from 25 LAFAYETTE ASSOC to NCY COMM PREVS CORP | $189,400 | |
| 1986-01-22 | Mortgage $109,600 — from 25 LAFAYETTE ASSOC to NYC COMM PRESV CORP | $109,600 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 2018 | 19 | 11 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 137 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 139 | 2 | 4 | 155 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 111 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 143 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 229 | 1 | 2 | 239 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 236 | 0 | 2 | 244 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 152 | 2 | 4 | 167 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 2 | 5 | 133 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 8 | 93 |
Every one of the 2,613 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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