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542 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01788 • Lot 0030 • Zip: 11205

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 542 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01788
Lot: 0030
BBL: 3017880030
Unified address ID: 3017880030

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,300 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 23 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.9
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 1899
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,068 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 32 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 542 LAFAYETTE AVE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,377,000
Total assessment: $12,838
Land assessment: $2,704
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: WOO, APPLE

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 17, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 5, 2026 $550,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  3. HPD violation May 5, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  4. ECB violation Feb 21, 2026 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    GC-615972 OBSERVED JOB SITE FENCE CONTRARY TO APPROVED PLAN PG. G-001.00. THE PLAN SHOWS FENCE PANEL AT 8'-0" BUT, TH...

2025

  1. ECB violation Dec 12, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    SOE WORK ON NON ACTIVE JOB SITE OBSERVED DEBRIS CONTAINER ON EXPOSURE 1 UPON INSPECTION SAW CONTAINER NOT COVERED AS ...

  2. ECB violation Dec 12, 2025 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    SOE WORK .ON NON ACTIVE JOB SITE INSPECTION OBSERVED INADEQUATE FENCE ON EXPOSURE 2 & 4 NOT EXTENDED 8 FEET FROM HIGH...

  3. HPD violation Nov 18, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 28, 2025 $23,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2025 $12,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  6. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2025 $1

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  7. ECB violation May 23, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON A NON ACTIVE JOB SITE , I OBSERVED THAT PROJECT INFORMATION PANEL WITH GENERAL CONTRACTO...

  8. ECB violation May 23, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON A NON ACTIVE JOB SITE , I OBSERVED THAT JOB PERMIT WAS NOT POSTED FENCE AS PER CODE REQU...

  9. DOB NOW filing Feb 11, 2025 $2,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2024

  1. DOB filing Dec 25, 2024 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BPP APPLICATION

  2. HPD violation Nov 25, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  3. Sale May 30, 2024 $2,315,000

    Changed hands

    542 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

  4. Sale May 30, 2024 $2,315,000

    Changed hands

    542 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

  5. HPD violation Apr 10, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Aug 9, 2023

    Class A

    § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE ...

  2. HPD violation Aug 9, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE K...

2020

  1. DOB filing May 11, 2020 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    OBTAIN APPROVAL TO REPLACE EXISTING FOUNDATION WALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF CELLAR IN A THREE FAMILY DWELLING. NO CHANGES...

  2. Permit issued Jan 9, 2020

    EW / OT

    STEEL TONE CONSTRUCTION

2017

  1. Permit issued Jan 9, 2017

    EW / OT

    STEEL TONE CONSTRUCTION

2015

  1. Permit issued May 5, 2015

    EW / OT

    QUALITY 1ST BASEMENT SYST

  2. DOB filing May 5, 2015 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    FOUNDATION STABILIZATION USING PUSH PIERS. FILING TO CORRECT DOB NOV# 100410CCEX0301ADS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR...

2010

  1. DOB violation Oct 4, 2010

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN ACODE COMPLAINT MANNER. NOTED: FLS @ THE REAR 2 STORY EXTENSION SLOPE WATER STAINS AND MILDE...

2006

  1. ECB violation Apr 3, 2006 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT: WORK AS NOTED: AT THE BASEMENT OF A 3 STORIED BRICKFRAMED STRUCTURE (1) STAIR LEADING FROM THE 1ST...

2000

  1. Permit issued Apr 21, 2000

    EW / OT

    UNITED AMERICAN CONTR. LTD

1999

  1. DOB violation Aug 2, 1999

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
APPLE WOO
542 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
SiteManager
APPLE WOO
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
YELLOW HAT CONSTGRUCTION INC
JOSEPH WEBER
Owner
N/A
APPLE WOO
Owner
APPLE WOO
APPLE WOO
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Hartzion Enterprises Corp
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
Owner
YELLOW HAT CONSTGRUCTION INC
JAMAICA, NY, 11432
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
98 CUTTER MILL RD, SUITE 249
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
57 TAAFFE PL APT #2B
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
GRANTEE/BUYER
542 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11205
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
6850 MILLER ROAD
BRECKSVILLE, OH, 44141
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
111 PINE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94111
PARTY 2
1901 EAST VOORHEES STREET, SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner