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92 Lafayette Avenue

533Records
11City systems
20Open violations
604.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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533 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 184 HPD complaints, 160 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassA4
Owner (PLUTO)ACTIVE 700 LLC
BBL3021170014
BIN3059318

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 604.7. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
7
’25–26

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Rodent (6) · PLUMBING (5) · APPLIANCE (5) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ACTIVE 700 LLC
Head officerJOESPH BANDA
Managing agentRANCO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2024-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,054,000 $243,240
2026$4,431,000 $265,860
2027$3,992,000 $239,520

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 450 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

92 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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 RANCO MANAGEMENT LLC — 35 buildings, 460 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C2 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
262 9 Street BK72 A
195 Montrose Avenue BK55 A
2045 Ocean Avenue BK50 A
412 Herkimer Street BK40 A
495 St Johns Place BK26 A
292 Bedford Avenue BK20 B
6803 3 Avenue BK18 B
1764 Union Street BK17 A
1633 Macombs Road BX16 B
534 Jackson Avenue BX12 B
1073 Bedford Avenue BK12 C
60-15 Myrtle Avenue QN12 B
228 20 Street BK10 B
797 Sterling Place BK9 B
1350 Myrtle Avenue BK9 A
1270 44th Street BK8 A
2022 Nostrand Avenue BK8 A
527 Dean Street BK8 A
920 Pacific Street BK8 A
133 23 Street BK5 A
115 Roebling Street BK5 A
705 Flatbush Avenue BK5 C
160 Woodpoint Road BK3 B
2715 Farragut Road BK3 B
279 Bedford Avenue BK3 A
152 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
580 East 26 Street BK3 D
375 Vernon Avenue BK3 D
21 Carlton Avenue BK3 B
156 Woodpoint Road BK3 D
70 Lefferts Place BK3 F
164 Woodpoint Road BK3 A
137 Grand Street BK2 B
302 Bedford Avenue BK2 D
92 Lafayette Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $780,000 on 2013-04-01 (lender: Provident Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-10Agreement $780,000 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $780,000
2018-08-16Agreement $681,916 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $681,916
2013-04-01AL&R $780,000 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $780,000
2013-04-01Mortgage $780,000 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $780,000
2011-12-27AL&R $400,000 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to TULIP CAPITAL FUND LLC $400,000
2011-12-27Mortgage $400,000 — from ACTIVE 700 LLC to TULIP CAPITAL FUND LLC $400,000
2011-10-14Deed $350,000 — from RICHTER, VILMA to ACTIVE 700 LLC $350,000
2007-05-04Mortgage $300,000 — from RICHTER, VILMA to MERS $300,000
2007-05-04Deed $2,400,000 — from NARCARTA HOLDING CORP. to RICHTER, VILMA $2,400,000
2007-05-04Mortgage $1,560,000 — from RICHTER, VILMA to MERS $1,560,000
2007-02-14Deed $950,000 — from TLFC LLC to NARCARTA HOLDING CORP. $950,000
2005-01-03Deed $650,000 — from HILLMAN, CRAIG to LAM, TINA $650,000
2005-01-03Mortgage $520,000 — from LAM, TINA to MERS(MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SY $520,000
2004-02-26Mortgage $455,000 — from HILLMAN, CRAIG to MERS $455,000
2002-03-26Mortgage $400,000 — from HILLMAN, CRAIG to HOMESTAR MORTGAGE SEVICES LLC $400,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
2024
2025
76
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173400043
2018082010
201904004
202000000
20212160018
20220150116
20232220024
20240190221
20253220530
20260760076
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 433Ownership & money 50Health & systems 18

Every one of the 533 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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