The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Lead (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$188,021 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
LAFAYETTE STREET APT. CORP
Head officer
MOISES FARHAT
Managing agent
FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC
Last registered
2025-10-03
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$7,078,000
$3,185,100
2026
$5,697,000
$2,563,650
2027
$5,589,000
$2,515,050
The city's market estimate has fallen
21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
Spring St — 6 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prince St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Cleveland Pl & Spring St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
37 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $256,369 on
1988-03-25 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-02-11
RPTT&RET $3,400,000 — from BROOKS, MARTHA C. HEALY to VICKERS, ANDREW
$3,400,000
2026-01-28
Sold for $3,400,000
$3,400,000
$566,667
2015-04-16
RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from CHAMOON, JOSEPH to AHAVA ENTERPRISES LLC
$2,500,000
2015-01-13
RPTT&RET $2,725,000 — from DE LA CRUZ-O'NEILL, ROSA MARIA; BOYAZ DE LA CRUZ, ROSA MARIA to THE ESTATE OF EDWARD CHAPLIN
$2,725,000
1988-03-25
Mortgage $256,370 — from LAFAYETTE ST APT CP to CITIBANK, N.A.
$256,370
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
40
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
1
0
2
7
2018
0
2
6
0
2
10
2019
0
0
9
0
4
13
2020
2
5
2
0
1
10
2021
2
1
1
0
2
6
2022
11
5
4
0
3
23
2023
0
0
1
0
2
3
2024
0
1
2
0
3
6
2025
2
0
36
0
2
40
2026
0
0
1
2
1
4
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2025-09-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $9,000
2022-10-11Job filed: INSTALL NEW SINK & MODIFY EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON THE 1ST FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB JOB#M00673431. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2022-10-07Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$50,000
2022-09-27311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2022-09-22Boiler inspection
2022-08-17Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-08-08Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-07-21Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RELOCATION AND INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,001
2022-07-05Job filed: Install AC System. No change in Egress Use or Occupancy$18,000
2022-06-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-23Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-04Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-05-04Job filed: INSTALL NEW SINK & MODIFY EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON THE 1ST FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB JOB#M00673431. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2022-04-08Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$50,000
2022-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2022-03-10FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-03-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-01-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-11-05Boiler inspection
2021-08-09Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2021-08-04Job filed: DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WEIL MCLAIN LGB-9 BOILER IN THE CELLAR. CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS LINE AFTER APPLIANCE VALVE. CONNECT TO EXISTING CHIMNEY$30,000
2021-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-12DOB violation E:
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-24Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-12-23Job filed: INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER$16,020
2020-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-12Boiler inspection
2020-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-03-31DOB violation E:
2020-02-04FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2020-02-04FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2020-02-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-02-04FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2019
2019-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-29Boiler inspection
2019-05-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019-02-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-19Elevator permit: Furnish and install modifications to the existing controller that will enable the controller to comply with the NYC Appendix K Sec$3,780
2019-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-05Boiler inspection
2018-10-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2018-09-25311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2018-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-10DOB violation E:
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2016-01-09311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2015
2015-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-22Job filed: EXTERIOR FACADE REPAIR INCLUDING CLEAN, REPOINT, RECAULK JOINTS BETWEEN BRICKWORK AND CAST IRON; CLEAN, PATCH AND INSTALL SCREWS AT SHEET METAL; INSTA$35,100
2015-05-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-05-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE NO CHAN
2015-05-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE NO CHAN
2015-04-16RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from CHAMOON, JOSEPH to AHAVA ENTERPRISES LLC$2,500,000
2015-02-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-26311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015-01-13RPTT&RET $2,725,000 — from DE LA CRUZ-O'NEILL, ROSA MARIA; BOYAZ DE LA CRUZ, ROSA MARIA to THE ESTATE OF EDWARD CHAPLIN$2,725,000
2014
2014-09-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-06-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-05-30DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2014-03-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2012 INSPECTION/TEST