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780 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3017920016 · 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, AEP13
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s28
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

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 136.7. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-04.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Rodent (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MB Lafayette Homes LLC
Head officerJACOB ZICHERMAN
Managing agentOutpost Club INC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,174,000 $70,440
2026$1,372,000 $82,320
2027$1,804,000 $108,240

The city's market estimate has risen 54% 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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Throop Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Throop Ave · 500 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

780 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

15 311 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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
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107 Greenpoint Avenue BK20 A
29 Brooklyn Avenue BK20 B
340 Clifton Place BK19 B
111 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 B
115 Greenpoint Avenue BK16 A
527 Monroe Street BK14 C
246 West 108 Street MN10 C
125 West 138 Street MN10 B
424 West 47 Street MN9 B
209 West 135 Street MN9 B
537 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 B
54 Cumberland Street BK8 A
61-47 Woodbine Street QN8 C
17-16 Linden Street QN6 A
400 Suydam Street BK6 B
624 East 17 Street BK6 C
267 West 139 Street MN6 D
1118 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
1867 Cornelia Street QN6 B
827 Halsey Street BK6 C
17-21 Menahan Street QN6 C
355 Tompkins Avenue BK4 A
854 Hancock Street BK4 B
568 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
913 St Marks Avenue BK4 F
151 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
34-42 Crescent Street QN3 A
16-59 Hancock Street QN3 C
440 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
1396 Prospect Place BK2 D
780 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
647 Greene Avenue BK2 B
1299 St Johns Place BK2 B
417 Grand Avenue BK2 C
1287 Sterling Place BK2 B
63 West 130 Street MN2 D
1389 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
1257 Hancock Street BK2 C
468 West 146 Street MN1 D
305 West 29 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $310,000 on 2021-07-20 (lender: Sharestates Investments, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-20Agreement $1,700,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,700,000
2021-07-20Mortgage $310,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC $310,000
2020-01-31AL&R $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $500,000
2020-01-31AL&R $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $890,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $500,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC $890,000
2020-01-29Deed $690,000 — from AUSTIN, EUGENE to MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC $690,000
2019-12-30Sold for $690,000 $690,000 $345,000
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY $938,250
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $825,000
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL $825,000
2007-10-04Mortgage $80,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $80,000
2006-11-27Mortgage $250,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A to MERS $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700224
201813026
201915129
2020346114
2021027110
20220100313
20230201012
20240120921
202503025
20260100515
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The last 12 months — 17 records

DateRecord
2026-09-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH L
2026-09-13HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT OBSERVE AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE 3
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-09-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-09311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-25311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-05-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-03-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH L
2026-09-13HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10SQ FT OBSERVE AT CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE 3
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-09-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-09-09311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-25311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2026-05-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-03-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-30Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-06-30311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-26311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024-12-25311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2024-12-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-08311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2024-09-22HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 40 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORT
2024-09-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-14311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-12311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2024-09-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-06-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-05-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-05-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-03-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023
2023-12-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-12-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-11-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-10-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-10-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-09-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-06-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-06-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2023-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-13Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-09-13311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-08-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2022-08-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT LEADING TO REAR YARD IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT UNIT1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2022-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-07-19311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-07-19311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-07-19311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-06-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-20AALR — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVI
2021-07-20AALR — from ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC to NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVI
2021-07-20Agreement $1,700,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC$1,700,000
2021-07-20Mortgage $310,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC$310,000
2021-07-20Mortgage assigned — from NEWSREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERV to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC
2021-07-20Mortgage assigned — from NEWSREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERV to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC
2021-07-20Mortgage assigned — from ICE LENDER HOLDING LLC, to NEWSREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERV
2021-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-18311: Traffic — Drag Racing
2020
2020-09-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-02-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2020-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-31AL&R $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$500,000
2020-01-31AL&R $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$890,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $500,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$500,000
2020-01-31Mortgage $890,000 — from MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$890,000
2020-01-29Deed $690,000 — from AUSTIN, EUGENE to MB LAFAYETTE HOMES LLC$690,000
2020-01-28Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISTION TRUST 2016-1; GENERAT
2020-01-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019
2019-12-30Sold for $690,000$690,000
2019-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2019-06-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2019-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2019-06-07311: Homeless Person Assistance
2019-06-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2019-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-12City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg. 780 lafayette ave. at entire bldg.: provide and install plywood enclosure and wire lath sealed with stocco to s$5,150
2018-10-09FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2018-10-09HPD 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
2018-10-05HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SEALAT ALL ACCESSIBLE OPENINGS
2018-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENERA A; DUNCAN, LYNWOOD to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CREDIT SERVICES NE
2017-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-30Mortgage assigned — from NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2016
2016-10-07Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to NATIONSTAR HECM ACQUISITION TRUST 2016-1
2015
2015-10-13Mortgage assigned — from MERS to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
2015-06-08Deed — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to AUSTIN, EUGENE
2015-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-03-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2011
2011-07-18Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HUD
2011-07-14Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL; JAMES B. NUTTER AND COMPANY
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY$938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL; GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY$938,250
2011-06-09Mortgage $938,250 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to GENERATION MORTGAGE COMPANY$938,250
2009
2009-07-06Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2009-06-17Mortgage assigned — from FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL to JAMES B. NUTTER AND COMPANY
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME$825,000
2009-06-17Mortgage $825,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL$825,000
2009-06-17Deed — from DUNCAN, GENEVA AUSTIN to DUNCAN, GENEVA
2007
2007-10-04Mortgage $80,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$80,000
2006
2006-11-27Mortgage $250,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A to MERS$250,000
2006-02-08M&CON $198,693 — from DUNCAN, AKA GENEVA; DUNCAN, GENEVA AUSTIN to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CREDIT SERVICES NY$198,693
2004
2004-10-28M&CON $141,519 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A; DUNCAN, LYNWOOD to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CREDIT SERVICES NY$141,519
2004-04-22Mortgage assigned — from BANKBOSTON NA to SOVEREIGN BANK
2004-02-20Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA A; DUNCAN, LYNWOOD to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP
2003
2003-09-05Mortgage $114,512 — from DUNCAN, LYNWOOD; DUNCAN, GENERA AUSTIN to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL$114,512
1996
1996-04-22Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORP to FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF BOSTON
1995
1995-09-29Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP to DELTA FUNDING CORP
1995-01-04Mortgage $80,000 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA AUSTIN; DUNCAN, LYNWOOD to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP$80,000
1994
1994-12-09Mortgage satisfied — from DUNCAN, GENEVA AUSTIN AKA; DUNCAN, GENEVA to JANUS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LTD
1993
1993-11-17Mortgage assigned — from RESOLUTION TRUST CORP to KEY BANK NEW YORK
1986
1986-08-20Mortgage assigned — from JANUS FINANCIAL CON/LTD to EMPIRE OF AMERICA FSB
1986-08-20Mortgage $13,700 — from DUNCAN, GENEVA; DUNCAN,GENEVA AUSTINAKA; DUNCAN, LYNWOOD to JANUS FINANCIAL CONS/INC$13,700
1971
1971-08-06Mortgage assigned — from MALLY S STUART to BARRIE ELEANOR

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