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556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01788 • Lot 0038 • Zip: 11205

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01788
Lot: 0038
BBL: 3017880038
Unified address ID: 3017880038

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,850 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 28 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.09
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 8,800 sq ft
Building dimensions: 27 ft x 80 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 556 LAFAYETTE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $625,000
Total assessment: $72,592
Land assessment: $2,787
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: LAFAYETTE RESIDENCE L

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 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. HPD violation Aug 4, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (H...

  2. HPD violation Jul 31, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th ST...

  3. HPD violation Jul 31, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ.FT. AT THE CE...

  4. HPD violation Jul 22, 2026

    Class B

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

  5. HPD violation Jul 22, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LO...

  6. HPD violation Jul 22, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH FIRST WINDOW FR...

2025

  1. Sale May 13, 2025 $2,600,000

    Changed hands

    556 LAFAYETTE AVE

  2. Sale May 13, 2025 $2,600,000

    Changed hands

    556 LAFAYETTE AVE

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. ECB violation Feb 3, 2022 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    AS PER CLASS 2 ÝB265¨ 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS;CORRECT VIOLATI...

2010

  1. ECB violation Oct 26, 2010 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: WINDOW PANE IS BROKEN AT 1ST FLR APT 1L AT FRONT OF ABOVE P...

2007

  1. Sale May 1, 2007 $825,000

    Changed hands

    556 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

2002

  1. DOB filing Jan 29, 2002 $0

    Alteration Type II

    LEGLIZATION REPLACEMENT OF BOILER AND O IL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION LOCAL ...

2001

  1. ECB violation Sep 19, 2001 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    TO HAVE A ANTI-SYPHOW VALVE PUT OW OIL LINE . TO CHANGE 8" DRAFT STAT WITH NEW ONE.

  2. Permit issued Jun 8, 2001

    EW / FB

    VICO UTILITIES INC

  3. Permit issued Jun 8, 2001

    EW / BL

    VICO UTILITIES INC

1992

  1. Permit issued Nov 13, 1992

    EW / FB

    VICO UTILITIES INC

  2. Permit issued Nov 13, 1992

    EW / BL

    VICO UTILITIES INC

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

CorporateOwner
556 Lafayette LLC
152 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Agent
Abeel Boodhan
152 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
HeadOfficer
Joel Lefkow
152 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11206
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
FRANK BENJAMIN
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
4121 AVENUE T
BROOKLYN, NY, 11234
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
175 BELGROVE DRIVE
KEARNY, NJ, 07032
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
35 CANAL STREET
LEWINSTON, ME, 04240
PARTY ONE
ONE TOWNE SQUARE, SUITE 1900
SOUTHFIELD, MI, 48076
GRANTOR/SELLER
320 ROEBLING STREET
SUITE 518,
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
35 CANAL STREET
LEWISTON, ME, 04240
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ONE TOWN SQAURE, SUITE 1900
SOUTHFEILD, MI, 480763765
PARTY TWO
320 ROEBLING STREET, SUITE 518
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
PARTY TWO
237 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
99 BRIDGE STREET
PHOENIXVILLE, PA, 19460

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner