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535 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3017830081 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (17) · Noise (1) · Urinating in Public (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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 GALBY 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$1,496,000 $89,760
2026$1,619,000 $97,140
2027$1,628,000 $97,680

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 400 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

535 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

20 311 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: $3,119,022 on 2015-08-26 (lender: City Of New York), covering 10 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
2016-10-17CORRM $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE $3,119,022
2015-08-26Mortgage $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $3,119,022
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,779,092
2015-08-03RPTT&RET $3,131,500 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. to SELDON GROUP LLC $3,131,500
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 $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $564,870
1996-04-08Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $5,773,685

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017034512
201801023
20190101011
202006017
202105016
20220100212
202307029
2024071210
202507029
202615028
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-17311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-01-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2026-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2026-08-29311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-17311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2026-01-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-07-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-13311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2025-01-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-22311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2025-01-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-08-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK
2024-04-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-02-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-02-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-02-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-12-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-09-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-13311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2023-02-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-02-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-08-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-04-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-04-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-03-16HPD 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
2022-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-30311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2021-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-03311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2021-05-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-02-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-01-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-11-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-11-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-11-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-09-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-09-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-05-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-02-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019
2019-09-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-09-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-09-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018
2018-11-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-10-13311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017-10-10311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2017-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2017-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2017-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2017-04-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-28Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESER
2016-10-17CORRM $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE$3,119,022
2016-10-17Agreement — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESER
2016-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2016-05-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-02-01Deed — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to THE GALBY GROUP LLC
2016-01-13Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-09-16311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2015-08-26Mortgage $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$3,119,022
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$6,779,092
2015-08-26Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK
2015-08-03RPTT&RET $3,131,500 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. to SELDON GROUP LLC$3,131,500
2015-07-17RPTT&RET $6,806,210 — from NYEF 1995 SERIES II LP to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC.$6,806,210
2015-06-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-07-23HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICKWORK FRONT STOOP.
2004-07-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES 1ST AND 2 STY. APT, (USED IN CONJUCTION-METER REMOVED)
2004-07-23HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TILE FLOOR 1 STY. VESTIBULE.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND/OR LOOSE ALL TREADS AND RISERS 1ST TO 2 STY. PUBLIC HALL.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES WALLS CENTER ROOM, 1 STY. APT.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS PUBLIC HALLS 1S
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND/OR ROTTEN WOOD FLOOR 1 STY. APT. REAR ROOMS, PARTITION REMOVED.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT 1 ST
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT. INTERIOR PARTITIONS REMOVED 1 STY. APT. REAR CEILING & S
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROU
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CELLAR CEILING THROUGHOUT.
2004-07-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT. MISSING BEAMS 11,12,13 AND 14 FROM REAR.
2004-07-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT FUSE BOX CELLAR FRONT
2004-07-23HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR 2 STY. PUBLIC HALL AT CENTER.
2004-07-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT- WATER MAINT INTO PREMISES AND/OR 1ST AND 2 STY. APT.
1999
1999-11-03REL — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1999-11-03Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to A D NASH & CO LP
1999-11-03Agreement — from A D NASH & CO LP
1998
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
1997-07-30Mortgage $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
1996
1996-05-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
1996-04-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996-04-15Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
1996-04-08Mortgage assigned — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
1996-04-08Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP$564,870
1996-04-08Mortgage assigned — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP$5,773,685
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP 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
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUN to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1996-03-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1977
1977-10-21Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF to CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK; TH ECITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF

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