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480 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019500024 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)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$477,600 $214,920
2026$573,000 $257,850
2027$688,000 $309,600

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Lafayette Av — B44 B44-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeClifton Pl & Bedford Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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

480 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

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
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,779,092
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
2015-07-17RPTT&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
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017134
2018123
2019022
2020213
2021112
2022123
2023134
2024123
2025123
2026022
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-17311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2022-05-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-10-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-15311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2018-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-06-03311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2017-05-16Rodent 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
2016-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-26SMIS — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC; DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION
2015-08-26Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK
2015-08-26Agreement — from THE SELBY GROUP LLC; DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSICIATION, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$6,779,092
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
2015-07-23Deed — 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
2015-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SCUTTLE IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2014-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2001
2001-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING AIR CONDITIONER SUPPORT BRACKET IN WINDOW OVER ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
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
1997-07-30REL — from EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK to NASHER OWNERS CORP
1997-07-30Mortgage $2,319,197 — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD$2,319,197
1996
1996-05-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-04-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
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
1996-04-08Agreement — 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
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
1996-04-08Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP$564,870
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 HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD
1996-04-08Agreement — from NYC HPD to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
1996-03-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-11-09DOB violation UB:
1995-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
1995-08-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-09-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1982
1982-06-17Deed — from NEW YORK CITY to STEWART, TREVOR
1976
1976-09-16Deed — from IVAN E. IRIZARRY; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1970
1970-10-14Deed — from EASTERN SERVICE CORP to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
1970-10-13Deed — from REITER SAMUEL M REFEREE; WRIGHT GENE ETAL DEFS to EASTERN SERVICE CORP
1969
1969-04-04Mortgage assigned — from PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA to EASTERN SERVICE CORP
1968
1968-09-05Mortgage assigned — from EASTERN SERVICE CORP to PRUDENTIAL INS CO OF AMERICA
1968-07-16Mortgage — from WRIGHT GENE; WRIGHT JOSEPHINE to EASTERN SERVICE CORP
1968-07-05Deed — from MONTGOMERY EMILY to NOSLADD REALTY CORP
1967
1967-06-06Deed — from PALMER CHARLES D DEC'D to MONTGOMERY EMILY
1967-06-06RTXL — from PALMER CHARLES D DEC'D
1967-06-06RTXL — from PALMER AUGUSTA D (DECD)

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