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895 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3016060078 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 17.1. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Dead Animal (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Street Condition (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-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)THE SELBY GROUP LLC
Head officerDONNELL SELBY
Managing agentSPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$960,000 $432,000
2026$1,152,000 $518,400
2027$1,382,000 $621,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chobe BistroNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Lafayette Av — B15 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Kosciuszko St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 026 Jesse Owens. 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

895 Lafayette Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP — 17 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
175 Lewis Avenue BK18 A
1071 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
1069 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
751 Greene Avenue BK8 A
1003 Lafayette Avenue BK8 C
895 Lafayette Avenue BK7 A
794 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1896 Fulton Street BK5 C
840 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
480 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
838 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
52 Patchen Avenue BK3 B
508 Hancock Street BK2 A
535 Lafayette Avenue BK2 A
918 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
952 Lafayette Avenue BK2 C
312 Van Buren Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,660,070 on 2015-08-26 (lender: City Of New York), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-08-26Mortgage $3,660,070 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC.; THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK $3,660,070
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,779,092
2015-07-17RPTT&RET $6,806,210 — from NYEF 1995 SERIES II LP to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. $6,806,210
1997-07-30Mortgage $2,319,197 — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD $2,319,197
1996-04-08Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $5,773,685
1996-04-08Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $564,870

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
11
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180336
20190246
20200123
20210527
20220448
20230437
20240437
202506511
20261337
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-09-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2026-01-09311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-26311: Dead Animal — Dog
2025-12-26311: Dead Animal — Dog
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-12Boiler inspection
2025-11-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-09-15311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2026-01-09311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-26311: Dead Animal — Dog
2025-12-26311: Dead Animal — Dog
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-12Boiler inspection
2025-11-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2025-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-11-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-09-24311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-08-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-10HPD 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
2024-01-14311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-07-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-23HPD 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
2023-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-08-30311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-08-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-10Boiler inspection
2022-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-08-23311: Sewer — Culvert Blocked/Needs Cleaning (SE)
2021-08-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-08-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-03-24Boiler inspection
2020
2020-08-07Boiler inspection
2020-06-16311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-02Boiler inspection
2019-07-22Eviction executed
2019-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-05-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-09-12Boiler inspection
2018-09-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-10311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-28Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESER
2016-10-17Agreement — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESER
2016-09-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2016-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-08-26Mortgage $3,660,070 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC.; THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK$3,660,070
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$6,779,092
2015-08-26SMIS — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC; DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION
2015-08-26Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC; DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSICIATION, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK
2015-08-26Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK
2015-07-23Deed — from A.D. NASH & CO, L.P. to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC.
2015-07-17RPTT&RET $6,806,210 — from NYEF 1995 SERIES II LP to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC.$6,806,210
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-02-24HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-08311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011-02-17311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2010
2010-12-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-12-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-01-11311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-05-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-05-24Job filed: Install sidewalk shed for exterior facade work. Shed to be heavy duty shed max 300 psf load. No storage on shed. No change in use , egress or occupanc
2007-05-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-07-11Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2002-06-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-06-13Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXIST'G FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM W/ NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM W/PLUMBING FIXTURE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2002-06-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-06-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ANSUL SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2000-06-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ANSUL SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2000-06-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW ANSUL SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-11-03REL — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1999-11-03Agreement — from A D NASH & CO LP
1999-11-03Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to A D NASH & CO LP
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-04-16Agreement — from A D NASH & CO LP to NYC HPD
1998-04-16Agreement — from A D NASH & CO LP to NYC HPD
1998-04-14REL — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1998-03-09Deed — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to A.D. NASH & CO LP
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-07-30Mortgage $2,319,197 — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD$2,319,197
1997-07-30REL — from EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK to NASHER OWNERS CORP
1997-04-01Permit AL — ISSUED
1996
1996-05-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-04-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996-04-08Mortgage assigned — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Deed — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP$5,773,685
1996-04-08Mortgage assigned — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP$564,870
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1996-03-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1974
1974-11-13Mortgage — from ROSEKAY RELATY CORPN to KIPNES ROSE
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: CHOBE BISTRO

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