348 Lafayette Avenue

348 Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, has 45 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (45 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Oct 1, 2004, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

45 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 17 class A. 26 issued in the last 12 months. 56 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-04-09. Newest violation issued 2026-08-05.

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

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT FRONT YARD, issued 2026-08-05. HPD violation 19111381
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM UPPER LEVEL FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3 UPPER LEVEL, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2026-05-29. HPD violation 18968962
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 8, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2026-05-29. HPD violation 18963858
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WAINSCOTTING AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2026-04-23. HPD violation 18814505
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, west wall, 5th room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st FIREPLACE FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-04-23. HPD violation 18814509
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-04-23. HPD violation 18814506
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2026-04-23. HPD violation 18805745
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2), issued 2026-04-02. HPD violation 18751866

311 housing complaints

22 in the last 12 months, 36 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (6), Unsanitary Condition (6), Heat/Hot Water (5), Plumbing (5).

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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 348 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC. Head officer: KEN H LEGERE. Managing agent: KEN H LEGERE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 4, 2003. HPD registration expired Oct 1, 2004 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019480018, HPD building ID 322134. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 2 min walk
• Clinton-Washington Avs (G), 6 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand 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.