903 Lafayette Avenue

903 Lafayette Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · One & two family · 2 units · Built 1899

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 26 buildings' registrations; 17 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. 20 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-08-31. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 47 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARDWOOD FLOORS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172061
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARDWOOD FLOORS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172064
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A LOWER LEVEL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172073
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARDWOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172068
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172065
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172063
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172066
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172062

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Plumbing (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 27 BEDSTUY .LLC. Head officer: LARRY HIRSCFIELD. Managing agent: ELH MGMT.LLC. This owner has 26 buildings on record, 17 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016060074, HPD building ID 322548. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 7 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 8 min walk
• Central Av (M), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.