129 Lafayette Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02101-0070BIN 3058988

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
026 open HPD violation(s)

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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 11 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1860

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-115+ YRS OLD

D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THRUOUT.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2008-06-115+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 2 STY NORTH APT 2C. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2002-07-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE THRU OUT 3 STY NORTH APT 3C LOCATED AT APT 3C

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2002-07-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 1 STY SOUTHWEST APT 1A LOCATED AT APT 1A

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

618

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial226

Street/Sidewalk190

Residential109

Unspecified56

Vehicle29

Park6

Helicopter2

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

184

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony62

Misdemeanor95

Violation27

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1994-09-02

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC

Head officer

RICHARD MARANS

Managing agent

LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1997-09-05 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-06-24 · $1,058,672.29

Mortgage2019-06-24$1,058,672.29

borrower LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2009-06-16$900,000

borrower LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC · lender M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION

Mortgage2008-12-30$65,812.21

borrower LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES, LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Mortgage2002-01-03$719,119.19

borrower LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1997-11-06$289,926.79

borrower LAFAYETTE PROPERTIESLLC · lender LAFAYE REALTY INC

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