111 Lawrence Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00148-0001BIN 3397012

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 246 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 DOB 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 490 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 492 apartments.

2018 — 490 units registered2023 — 490

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2027

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2027 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

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.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

2009

Built

Floors

492

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 32EIssued 2025-01-16RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 32E, 32nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 32EIssued 2025-01-16RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 32E, 32nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 9HIssued 2026-01-06

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9H, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-18

§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER. AT LOBBY, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

353

All time

276

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water241

Plumbing91

Unsanitary Condition4

Paint/Plaster3

Door/Window3

Electric3

General3

Appliance2

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

438

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk225

Residential95

Unspecified75

Vehicle22

Commercial19

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1670

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

139

≈ per month

Felony350

Misdemeanor1033

Violation287

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

2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-02-18

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDERPERMIT #B01253315-I1 ON 11/13/25 DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-08-12Apt 14Hresidential

2025-06-03Apt 22Cresidential

2025-06-03Apt 21Eresidential

2023-06-07Apt 14Bresidential

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

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 2024-10-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-10-15

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LAWRENCE STREET BORROWER, LLC

Head officer

WAYNE NGAI

Managing agent

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC

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

102 WEST 27 STREETMANHATTAN 1602 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 170 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 180 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 228 WEST 71 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

ElevatorsClass 22026-09-01$625 due

ElevatorsClass 22026-06-08$625 penalty

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22026-02-10$3,125 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2008-03-07 · $26,500,100

Most recent mortgage2008-03-07 · $164,109,073

Sale2008-03-07$26,500,100

LAWRENCE STREET PARTNERS, LLC → LAWRENCE STREET BORROWER, LLC

Mortgage2008-03-07$164,109,073

borrower LAWRENCE STREET BORROWER, LLC · lender ING REAL ESTATE FINANCE (USA) LLC

Mortgage2008-03-07$17,390,927

borrower LAWRENCE STREET BORROWER, LLC · lender ING REAL ESTATE FINANCE (USA) LLC

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