Bed-Stuy

501 Lafayette Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11205

7 Units

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Built in 1931

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4 Floors

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3.4(2)
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In the past three years, this building had:
22 complaints
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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 26 violations which is 3.71 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
3Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
16Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
6Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Missing information/filings
1Class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 10, 2024(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 hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.Nov sent out
Jul 20, 2022Section 27-2011 adm code cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the ceramic tiles surface and caulking of visible mold at east and south walls around bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 3r, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Jul 06, 2021Section 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all components on all balconies at south stack fire escape at court (front of building)Nov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

735 Dekalb Realty LLC
Corporate Owner
3.4(2)

2 Properties

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13 Units

Herman Jac
Agent, Head Officer
2.9(3)

3 Properties

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20 Units

Lafayette Palace LLC
Corporate Owner
2.9(3)

3 Properties

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20 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Close to the subway but needs repairs, fixing up.
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Close to the subway.
Cons:
A lot of water bugs (c) openigloo and roaches i...
Advice to owner:
Fix up the apartment.
Absolutely horrible building/apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to subway. That's about (c) openigloo all...
Cons:
The building is old. I (c) openigloo was always...
Advice to owner:
Fix up the fucking apartment and give your tena...