Fort Greene

25 Lafayette Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11217

2.9(2)

35 Units

Built in 1900

6 Floors

1 Year Bedbug History: No
Landlords in NYC are required to file an annual bedbug report with the city and state whether the building has had a bedbug infestation in the past year. We found no recent bedbug reports from these city filings.
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
Eviction information is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no legally registered evictions associated with this property.
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
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    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 17 violations which is 0.48 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
    That is better than the city average, which is 0.59 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
    13Class B
    Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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    Immediately-hazardous
    1Class C
    Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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    Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
    2021-03-05Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor in the kitchen located at apt 6c, 6th story, 2nd apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
    2020-02-06Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls in the 3rd room from north located at apt 6c, 6th story, 2nd apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
    2020-02-06Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood base cabinet at wash basin in the bathroom located at apt 6c, 6th story, 2nd apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
    Property Owners and Associates
    25 Lafayette Investor, LLC
    Corporate Owner
    2.8(5)

    2 Properties

    95 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4
    37-37 88th Street, LLC
    Corporate Owner
    3.1(153)

    271 Properties

    10757 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 365
    Brian Garland
    Agent
    2.9(2)

    1 Property

    35 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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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

    landlord harass tenants

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    convenient location. quiet
    Cons:
    landlord harass tenants
    Advice to owner:
    stop harassing tenants. don't be greedy for money.
    Report

    Restaurant makes it smelly, very loud street noise

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Lots of neighbors have been here for decades. ...
    Cons:
    TONS of sirens and honking and car alarms. Rest...
    Advice to owner:
    Bike rack. Replace steep front steps or add a r...
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