129 Lafayette Avenue

129 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, and 2 of 11 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 11 units · Built 1860

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 4 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 2 of 11 units are rent-stabilized; 8 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (6 open), 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: Medium (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-07-15. Newest violation issued 2024-04-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THRUOUT., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 1640483
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 2 STY NORTH APT 2C. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2C), issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 1640485
• Class B: Broken window or sash. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 1 STY SOUTHWEST APT 1A LOCATED AT APT 1A (apt 1A), issued 2002-07-15. HPD violation 1640520
• Class B: Mice. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE THRU OUT 3 STY NORTH APT 3C LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2002-07-15. HPD violation 1640518
• Class A: Broken window or sash. 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 WINDOW SEALED WITH BRICK 2 STY EAST., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 1640482
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING CENTER ROOM 1 STY EAST APT 1C , SECTION '' '' (apt 1C), issued 2006-07-28. HPD violation 2042499

311 housing complaints

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

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

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 2 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

2 of 11 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 8 est. in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out. est.: the count was estimated from the bill's rent-stabilization charge, not stated on the bill (taxbills.nyc).

Owner and management

Owner: LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC. Head officer: RICHARD MARANS. Managing agent: LAFAYETTE PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3021010070, HPD building ID 322026. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Lafayette Av (C), 2 min walk
• Fulton St (G), 3 min walk
• Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (B, Q), 6 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.