519 Lafayette Avenue

519 Lafayette Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 15 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (6 open, 2 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 27, 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)

6 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2022-04-18. 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.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roof defect (hallway). PROVIDE ACCESS TO ROOF FROM PUBLIC HALL BY MEANS OF SCUTTLE AS PART OF PRIMARY MEANS EGRESS REQUIRED BY LAW AT 3RD STORY, issued 2022-04-18. HPD violation 15115440
• Class C: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SCUTTLE LADDER AT PUBLIC HALL, 3RD STORY, issued 2022-04-18. HPD violation 15115490
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FURNITURE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1 UPPER LEVEL, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2022-04-15. HPD violation 15114553
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the north. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE DOOR LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1 UPPER LEVEL, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2022-04-15. HPD violation 15114554
• Class B: Roof defect (roof). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING HASP CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED METAL SCUTTLE COVER ROOF., issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 1643732
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONSISTING OF WALLS ERECTED WITH FRAME AND DOOR DIMINISHING 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL AND ENCLOSING 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, SCUTTLE CLOSET AND SKYLIGHT AT 3RD STORY, issued 2022-04-18. HPD violation 15115411

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 519 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC. Head officer: YOSSI YAACOV. Managing agent: 519 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC. This owner has 15 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3017830089, HPD building ID 322233. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 1 min walk
• Classon Av (G), 7 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 8 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.