A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 118. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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 violations
15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Lost Property (1) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Graffiti (1).
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
No
Built before 1974 (2002)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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 55 LLC
Head officer
AKIVA EMERGI
Managing agent
SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered
2025-09-02
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
$1,218,000
$73,080
2026
$1,231,000
$73,860
2027
$1,320,000
$79,200
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2014 (0 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.
Getting around
Subway
Ralph Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Howard Av — B25 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Fulton St & Saratoga Ave · 550 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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $444,700 on
1999-08-19 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 44 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-04-05
AL&R $2,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,000,000
2021-04-05
M&CON $2,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,000,000
2013-08-13
Mortgage $1,400,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,400,000
2013-08-13
AL&R $1,400,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,400,000
2013-01-08
Deed $515,000 — from VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE to LAFAYETTE 55 LLC
$515,000
1999-08-19
Mortgage $444,700 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD
$444,700
1984-08-09
Mortgage $7,875 — from VINCENTE, MAURICE R to CITY OF NEW YORK
$7,875
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
23
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
2018
6
0
0
6
2019
5
0
1
6
2020
5
0
1
6
2021
14
2
0
16
2022
22
0
1
23
2023
2
0
0
2
2024
6
4
1
11
2025
8
0
2
10
2026
3
0
1
4
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-09-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-07-15HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF PERMANENTLY INSTALLED KICKDOWN DOOR STOPPER AT
2025-07-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-07-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-06-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-17Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2025-06-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-06-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-03-22311: Lost Property — Bag/Wallet
2024
2024-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KICKSTAND AT BUILDING ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2024-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2024-06-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-04-29Mortgage assigned — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CO to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-04-29Mortgage assigned — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-04-29AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-04-29AALR — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BRIDGE B to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-10311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2022-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-22City emergency repair (OMO): nyc - ''essential hpd emergency operations service work'' division install hinges to make door self-closing arrange and $250
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STO
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2022-01-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2022-01-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SO
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2022-01-10HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX. 1 SQ FT AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2022-01-10HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STOR
2022-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX. 1 SQ FT AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2022-01-10HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2022-01-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-01-06311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2022-01-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-01-06Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2021-08-09HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PADLOCKED INSTALLED AT ILLEGAL GATE AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM
2021-08-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER SAHS AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2021-08-09HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2021-08-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SO
2021-07-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2021-07-22311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2021-07-22311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-07-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2021-04-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-05AL&R $2,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,000,000
2021-04-05M&CON $2,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,000,000
2020
2020-09-18311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-08-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-08-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-09-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-11-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-10-13HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014-02-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2013
2013-12-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM BELL/BUZZER RETURN SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO UNIT LOCATED AT APT
2013-12-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAILBOX AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2013-12-23311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2013-12-23311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013-12-23311: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2013-12-23311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MAIL-BOX
2013-12-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2013-12-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013-12-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2013-12-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2013-08-13Mortgage $1,400,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,400,000
2013-08-13AL&R $1,400,000 — from LAFAYETTE 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,400,000
2013-06-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-06-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-05-30HPD class I: § 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A
2013-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-21Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLIC$78,000
2013-05-21Job filed: APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLIC$78,000
2013-03-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-03-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-03-05311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2013-01-08PAT — from VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE to CLARKE-EUROPE, CARRELL
2013-01-08Deed $515,000 — from VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE to LAFAYETTE 55 LLC$515,000
2013-01-08Deed — from GWENDOLINE VINCENTE to VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE
2012
2012-01-12DEED COR — from VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE; VINCENTE (DESEASED), MAURICE to VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE
2011
2011-08-29311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2009
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BANNISTER AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DISUSED RADIATOR AT PUBLIC HALL (NOT CONNECTED) , 2nd STORY
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF SHOES HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BULKHEAD DOOR AT ROOF
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER LEAK AROUND SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD , 4th STORY
2009-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL AT BULKHEAD , 4th ST
2008
2008-12-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008-12-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2008-12-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2004
2004-12-18HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2002
2002-05-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NEW BUILDING OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NEW BUILDING # 300871206 TEMP CO EXPIRE 01/20/02 REMEDY : REMEDY : OBTI$180
2001
2001-02-15EASE — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001-02-08DECL — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FD C
2000
2000-06-07DECL — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
1999
1999-08-19Mortgage assigned — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD
1999-08-19Agreement — from L&M DEVELOPMENT LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-19Agreement — from L&M DEVELOPMENT LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FD C to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-19Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FD C
1999-08-19Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-19Mortgage $444,700 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD$444,700
1999-08-19Agreement — from L&M DEVELOPMENT LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-19Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1999-08-19Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
1994
1994-07-21RTXL — from VINCENTE, MAURICE/EST OF
1994-05-17Deed — from VINCENTE, MAURICE DECD; VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE to VINCENTE, GWENDOLINE
1987
1987-12-18HPD class I: § 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A
1987-03-27Agreement — from NYC HPD to VINCENTE, MAURICE
1984
1984-08-09Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VINCENTE, MAURICE R
1984-08-09Mortgage $7,875 — from VINCENTE, MAURICE R to CITY OF NEW YORK$7,875
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1980
1980-10-16Mortgage assigned — from PARIS DAVID to STREITER SARA
1980-10-09Deed — from PARIS DAVID
1980-10-09Mortgage — from WILLIAMS THEODORE LEE SR to PARIS DAVID
1966
1966-07-08Deed — from PARIS DAVID; PARIS IRVING to PARIS DAVID