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737 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3017860055 · 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, AEP5
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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)WENDELL S JOHNSON
Managing agentSUNRISE REAL ESTATe
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,233,000 $133,980
2026$2,827,000 $169,620
2027$2,462,000 $147,720

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Lafayette Av — B43 · 350 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School. 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

737 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

1 311 service request 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 SUNRISE REAL ESTATE CORP — 58 buildings, 255 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B16 · C16 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
853 Carroll Street BK25 A
837 Carroll Street BK10 B
18 Dikeman Street BK9 A
285 Hicks Street BK8 A
1095 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
33 Maujer Street BK8 A
312 Prospect Avenue BK8 C
103 Wyckoff Street BK7 B
1612 Mermaid Avenue BK7 A
403 New Jersey Avenue BK6 C
125 Rogers Avenue BK6 C
76 Kingston Avenue BK6 B
230 Hancock Street BK6 B
140 Bergen Street BK5 B
406 Monroe Street BK4 D
1176 Dean Street BK4 C
2822 West 19 Street BK4 C
803 Union Street BK4 B
352 6th Avenue BK4 B
226 Monroe Street BK4 D
183 Adelphi Street BK4 A
506 Henry Street BK4 C
318 Carlton Avenue BK4 A
199 Dean Street BK4 B
353 6th Avenue BK4 B
158 Hancock Street BK4 C
133 St James Place BK4 A
1074 Park Place BK4 D
197 Adelphi Street BK4 B
1193 Bergen Street BK3 D
187 State Street BK3 B
1054 Sterling Place BK3 C
98 Lafayette Avenue BK3 C
737 Lafayette Avenue BK3 C
175 Carlton Avenue BK3 A
486 Marion Street BK3 C
1280 Sutter Avenue BK3 A
445 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
45 Hinsdale Street BK3 F
249 Front Street BK3 C
340 10 Street BK3 B
677 Degraw Street BK3 A
510 3 Avenue BK3 D
188 Carlton Avenue BK3 A
75 Pine Street BK3 F
404 Pacific Street BK3 C
128 South 1 Street BK3 C
276 Smith Street BK2 B
1711 President Street BK2 A
234 Evergreen Avenue BK2 B
230 Evergreen Avenue BK2 A
354 Macon Street BK2 A
236 Evergreen Avenue BK2 B
228 Evergreen Avenue BK2 D
278 Macon Street BK2 C
216 Hall Street BK2 A
188 Hall Street BK2 B
2 St Felix Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,260,000 on 2021-09-22 (lender: Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC,) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-22Mortgage $1,260,000 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS, INC.; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC, $1,260,000
2014-10-06Mortgage $27,140 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS $27,140
2014-10-06Agreement $707,500 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS $707,500
2009-08-12Mortgage $743,792 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS $743,792
2006-09-18Mortgage $127,000 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS $127,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $556,500 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS $556,500
2005-12-06Deed $763,688 — from REALTY SIX HOLDING CORP. to JOHNSON, WENDELL S $763,688
2004-08-11DEEDO $165,450 — from REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to REALTY SIX HOLDING CORP $165,450
2004-07-03Deed $165,000 — from BARBARA ODWAK, ESQ. to REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC $165,000
1982-07-26Mortgage $10,000 — from GRANT, SONIA; GRANT, GAFFEL to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $10,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
201804026
201903025
202020013
202105128
202202125
202304026
202402024
202503025
202601034
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-01-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-01-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-13HPD 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
2025-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-08-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-17HPD 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
2024-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-07-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-31HPD 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
2023-01-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-08-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UNITED MORTGAGE CORP; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIST
2022-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-22Mortgage $1,260,000 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS, INC.; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC,$1,260,000
2021-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-04-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-08-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-08-25Job filed: FLUE VENT EXTENSION. NO CHANGE IN BUILDING BULK, OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$3,200
2020-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-16311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Base Door/Cover Damaged
2018-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-12-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2016-12-22HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2016-12-22HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2016-12-22HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2016-12-22HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2016-12-22HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX SIGN
2016-11-29HPD 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
2016-08-24Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-08-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-08-16Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2016-07-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2016-06-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-06-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-05-03311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2016-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-01-21311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2015
2015-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-10-06Mortgage $27,140 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS$27,140
2014-10-06Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to MERS; UNITED MORTGAGE CORP.,
2014-10-06Agreement $707,500 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS$707,500
2014-05-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2014-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013
2013-12-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2013-12-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd ST
2013-12-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APAR
2013-12-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HEAVY METAL GATE AND METERIALS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2012
2012-03-02Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2011
2011-03-18311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2009
2009-08-12Mortgage $743,792 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS$743,792
2009-07-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2009-06-22Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2009-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007
2007-05-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2007-05-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2007-04-19HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT IRON GATE, , 1st STORY
2007-04-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-04-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2007-04-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-04-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-03-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006
2006-09-18Mortgage $127,000 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS$127,000
2005
2005-12-06Mortgage $556,500 — from JOHNSON, WENDELL S to MERS$556,500
2005-12-06Deed $763,688 — from REALTY SIX HOLDING CORP. to JOHNSON, WENDELL S$763,688
2005-03-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSEPCTION.NOTED:ACTIVE JOB SITE.INTERIOR FRAMING ONGOING.NO PLANS AVAILA
2005-03-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
2005-02-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-02-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2004
2004-09-23Job filed: BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN FOR 737 LAFAYETT E AVENUE, 25 LINEAR FEET. BNP 04-712
2004-09-01Job filed: NB
2004-09-01Job filed: NB
2004-08-11DEEDO $165,450 — from REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to REALTY SIX HOLDING CORP$165,450
2004-07-03Deed $165,000 — from BARBARA ODWAK, ESQ. to REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC$165,000
2003
2003-10-14TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-12-09TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-06-22Permit DM — RE-ISSUED
1995-06-22Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
1989
1989-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
1989-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
1982
1982-07-26Mortgage $10,000 — from GRANT, SONIA; GRANT, GAFFEL to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO$10,000

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