786 Lafayette Avenue

786 Lafayette Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-26. Newest violation issued 2022-01-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2013-08-19. HPD violation 9939595
• Class C: Lighting defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO LIGHT AT ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALL, issued 2010-10-12. HPD violation 8639462
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-10-12. HPD violation 8639463
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS, issued 2022-01-24. HPD violation 14784202
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2014-06-18. HPD violation 10279568
• Class B: Broken window or sash. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE - GLASS LOWER SASH FRONT NORTH ROOM 1ST STY. APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 5045257
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR - WALLS AND CEILINGS BASEMENT APARTMENT - THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 5045249
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR - BASEMENT AND 1ST STY. PUBLIC HALL 60 WATTS REQUIRED., issued 2008-06-26. HPD violation 5045258

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: LAFAYETTE 786 GARDENS LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3017920019, HPD building ID 322437. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 10 min walk
• Myrtle Av (M, J, Z), 11 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 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 Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.