880 Colgate Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03623-0001BIN 2092722Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0132 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 15 apartments
0230 of those issued in the last 3 years
038 active DOB violation(s)
0416 evictions executed in the last 3 years
05$7,500 in unpaid OATH/ECB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 972 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 484 apartments.

2018 — 972 units registered2023 — 972

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1969

Built

Floors

484

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 64 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building18 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

197

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 11CIssued 2026-10-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11C, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 15CIssued 2026-09-21

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 15C, 15th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 2026-09-142 violations

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1E, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7CIssued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING SOUTH, WEST AND NORTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7C, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17902810 ISSUED 19-MAY-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

498

All time

149

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water156

Unsanitary Condition145

Paint/Plaster38

Plumbing38

General33

Water Leak25

Appliance24

Door/Window15

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

240

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential82

Street/Sidewalk76

Unspecified52

Vehicle27

Commercial2

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

146

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony45

Misdemeanor81

Violation20

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-01-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-10-30

CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-08-21

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$7,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12024-11-20$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-09-04$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12024-08-01$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12024-05-31$2,500 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-10-01Apt 14Gresidential

2026-05-29Apt 15Eresidential

2026-04-23Apt 18Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-05-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-03-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-17

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS, LLC

Head officer

CHRISTINE CHORNY

Managing agent

NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD

18 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

105-05 69 AVENUEQUEENS 1107 BRYANT AVENUEBRONX 148 ST JAMES PLACEBROOKLYN 150 WEST 225 STREETMANHATTAN 1520 STORY AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-06-08 · $103,741,935

Most recent mortgage2023-06-08 · $62,541,000

Mortgage2023-06-08$62,541,000

borrower LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC · lender KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KAYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2023-06-08$103,741,935

LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC, HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP → HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP, LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC

Mortgage2023-06-08$62,541,000

borrower LAFAYETTE TOWERS NELSON APARTMENTS LLC · lender KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KAYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2016-06-09$133,400,000

HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP → LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC, HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP

Mortgage2016-06-01$91,500,000

borrower LAFAYETTE NELSON APARTMENTS LLC, HP LAFAYETTE BOYNTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP · lender CITIBANK, N.A.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale