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127 Lafayette Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3021010071 · 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, AEP11.4
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 53% 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 14.3. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-06-13.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1860)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerRICHARD MARANS
Managing agentLAFAYETTE PROP LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,088,000 $939,600
2026$2,506,000 $1,127,700
2027$2,297,000 $1,033,650

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

SubwayFulton St — G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

127 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

2 311 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 LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC — 4 buildings, 43 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 Lafayette Avenue BK16 A
129 Lafayette Avenue BK11 A
127 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
125 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,058,672 on 2019-06-27 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 4 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
2019-06-27Mortgage $1,058,672 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,058,672
2019-06-27Agreement $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,600,000
2019-06-27AL&R $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,600,000
2009-06-23Mortgage $900,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $900,000
2009-06-23Agreement $3,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,000,000
2009-01-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,100,000
2009-01-08Mortgage $65,812 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $65,812
2009-01-08AL&R $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,100,000
2004-03-18AL&R $2,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC $2,300,000
2004-03-18M&CON $2,300,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,300,000
2002-01-03Mortgage $719,119 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $719,119
1997-11-06Mortgage $289,927 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to LAFAYE REALTY INC $289,927
1996-10-02Mortgage $150,000 — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $150,000
1988-09-30Mortgage $920,000 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to COMMONWEALTH MTG CO/AMER $920,000
1982-10-14Mortgage $330,874 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE $330,874

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
6
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170000
20180000
20190246
20200000
20210303
20224105
20230404
20240303
20250303
20260101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-01-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-04-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK STAND INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR
2025-01-04Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-01-04311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023
2023-12-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-11-20HPD 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
2023-06-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2023-05-18311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2022
2022-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-05-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2022-05-11Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-05-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$5,000
2021
2021-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13Bedbug 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
2019
2019-11-12311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2019-11-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-06-27Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to FLUSHING BANK
2019-06-27Mortgage $1,058,672 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK$1,058,672
2019-06-27Agreement $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK$3,600,000
2019-06-27AL&R $3,600,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK$3,600,000
2015
2015-05-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-22311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015-05-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-05-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-27Job filed: PROPOSED COSMETIC WORK AT 1ST FLOOR APT 1A INCLUDING MINOR PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$41,100
2015-02-05DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-07-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-02-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2011
2011-11-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-02Job filed: INTERIOR RESTORATION, PLUMBING MODIFICATION AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS HEREWITH TO RESOLVE VO #0202RM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPAN$16,625
2011-11-02Job filed: INTERIOR RESTORATION, PLUMBING MODIFICATION AND WINDOW REPLACEMENT AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS HEREWITH TO RESOLVE VO #0202RM. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPAN$16,625
2011-10-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-08-17DOB complaint, category ?
2011-08-17DOB violation C: DUE TO FIRE AND FIRE OPERATIONS AT APT. 3B HAS SUSTAINED WATER/SMOKE D AMAGE THROUGHOUT RENDERING APT UNINHABITABLE VACATE FOR UNIT
2011-08-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2011-05-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2011-02-14311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2009
2009-06-23Mortgage assigned — from M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION to FANNIE MAE
2009-06-23TL&R — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2009-06-23Mortgage $900,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION$900,000
2009-06-23Agreement $3,000,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION$3,000,000
2009-06-23Mortgage assigned — from MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION
2009-01-08TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2009-01-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY$2,100,000
2009-01-08Mortgage $65,812 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY$65,812
2009-01-08Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2009-01-08AL&R $2,100,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY$2,100,000
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2004-03-18AL&R $2,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC$2,300,000
2004-03-18M&CON $2,300,000 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$2,300,000
2004-03-18Mortgage assigned to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2004-03-18Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2002
2002-07-30DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-07-30DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-01-03Mortgage assigned — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2002-01-03Agreement — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to INDEPENDNECE COMMUNITY BANK
2002-01-03Mortgage $719,119 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$719,119
2002-01-03Mortgage assigned — from PALADINO, ANGELO; KENT, HARRY to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK
2002-01-03Mortgage assigned — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BAANK
2002-01-03SAGE — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2002-01-03Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2002-01-03Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-12-30Mortgage assigned — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to PALADINO, ANGELO; KENT, HARRY
1997-11-06Mortgage assigned — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to LAFAYE REALTY INC
1997-11-06Mortgage $289,927 — from LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC to LAFAYE REALTY INC$289,927
1997-11-06Agreement — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC
1997-11-06Deed — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-06-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCREW JACK SUPPORTING HIDDEN GIRDER CELLAR CENTER.
1997-06-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAKE OPERABLE SASHES UPPER AND LOWER WINDOWS THRU OUT 1 STY SOUTH APT 1A. , SECTI
1997-06-13HPD class C: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS CELLAR CENTER.
1997-06-13HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD FIRE RETARDED FRONT & CENTER CEILING CELLAR.
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-10-02Mortgage $150,000 — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$150,000
1996-10-02Mortgage assigned — from GMS CAPITAL CORP; MALITZKY, LAWRENCE J; GALLANT, STANLEY; STERNKLAR, JACK; BERGER, WALTER; to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1996-10-02SAGE — from GALLANT, STANLEY; GMS CAPITAL CORP; BERGER, WALTER; MALITZKY, LAWRENCE J; STERNKLAR, JACK;
1996-10-02Mortgage assigned — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1996-03-01Mortgage assigned — from GALLANT, STANLEY to GMS CAPITAL CORP; BERGER, WALTER; MALITZKY, LAWRENCE J; STERNKLAR, JACK; GALLANT, STANLEY;
1996-01-10Mortgage — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to GALLANT, STANLEY
1995
1995-10-30Mortgage assigned — from LAFAYE REALTY INC to GALLANT, STANLEY
1995-10-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP to LAFAYE REALTY INC
1995-10-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP to LAFAYE REALTY INC
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-09-30Mortgage $920,000 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to COMMONWEALTH MTG CO/AMER$920,000
1988-09-30Mortgage satisfied — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE
1988-09-30MISC — from GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE
1988-09-30Mortgage assigned — from CONTINENTAL EQUTITIES to COMMONWEALTH MTG CO/AMER
1988-09-30Mortgage assigned — from COMMONWEALTH MTG CO/AMER to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTG CP
1988-09-30PAT — from GREENFIELD, HARRIET to GREENFIELD, JOEL
1982
1982-10-18Mortgage assigned — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE
1982-10-14Mortgage $330,874 — from CONTINENTAL EQUITIES to GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE$330,874
1982-10-14Mortgage assigned — from GREENFIELD, JOEL to GREENFIELD, HARRIET; GREENFIELD, JOEL
1982-10-14Deed — from GREENFIELD, JOEL; TULMAN, LAWRENCE to CONTINENTAL EQUITIES
1980
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1978
1978-08-04Deed — from FLANDERS REALTY INC to GREENFIELD JOEL; TULMAN LAWRENCE

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