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638 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01789 • Lot 0032 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 638 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01789
Lot: 0032
BBL: 3017890032
Unified address ID: 3017890032

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,250 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 22 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.09
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 2025
Last altered: 2025
Floors: 4
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 4,692 sq ft
Building dimensions: 22 ft x 60 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: LAFAYETTE 638 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1B
Market value: $222,000
Total assessment: $2,791
Land assessment: $2,791
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: LAFAYETTE 638 LLC

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. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A F...

  2. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMI...

  3. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED...

  4. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR...

  5. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class B

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

  6. DOB filing Apr 23, 2026 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BPP APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #320709113. TOTAL LOT FRONTAGE: 22.5 LINEAR FEET

  7. DOB NOW filing Mar 23, 2026 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  8. ECB violation Mar 12, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 2

    TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE-EXPIRED PERMIT. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION JOB SITE WAS CLOSED, UPON MY REVIE...

  9. Permit issued Feb 23, 2026

    NB

    BLUE ELM INC

  10. DOB NOW filing Jan 22, 2026 $8,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 22, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. ECB violation Aug 30, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVATION: FAIL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OCCUPIED DRIVEWAY @ EXPOSURE 4. PSWO FOR NO OVERHEA...

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 1, 2025 $8,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. ECB violation Jul 28, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE 1 WITH NO DOB PERMIT POSTED OR FOUND IN BIS. GC#6...

  5. ECB violation Jul 28, 2025 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED WORK ABOVE FIRST FLOOR AT REAR EXPOSURES 2 AND 4 OVER ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITH NO OVERHEAD PROTECTION OR ACC...

  6. DOB violation Jul 21, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO PERFORM STANDARD-CURING SPECIMENS: DURING LAB INSPECTION @ HRF ON 7/1/2025, DOB OBSERVED DRY CYLINDERS STO...

  7. DOB NOW filing Apr 23, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  8. DOB NOW filing Apr 3, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  9. Permit issued Mar 17, 2025

    NB

    BLUE ELM INC

2024

  1. DOB filing May 6, 2024 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BPP APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #320709113. TOTAL LOT FRONTAGE: 22.5 LINEAR FEET

  2. DOB filing Jan 23, 2024 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BPP APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #320709113. TOTAL LOT FRONTAGE: 22.5 LINEAR FEET

2019

  1. DOB violation Feb 2, 2019

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STOP ALL WORK EXCEPT TO MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT THE BOROUGH COMM. OFFIC E AT 718 802-3677

2018

  1. Permit issued Feb 2, 2018

    EQ / EQ

    K BUILDERS INC

2017

  1. ECB violation Jun 20, 2017 $4,000

    CLASS - 2

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.EXPIRED PERMIT.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED JOB SITE NOT ACTIVE.THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 4 STORY...

2016

  1. ECB violation Dec 3, 2016 $800

    CLASS - 2

    WORK W.O A PERMIT:EXPIRED PERMIT.NOTED:EIGHT FEET HIGH PLYWOOD FENCE ERECTED W.PERMIT #320709113 WHICH EXPIRED ON 6/2...

2014

  1. Permit issued Dec 11, 2014

    FO

    ZENCO GROUP INC

  2. Permit issued Dec 11, 2014

    FO

    ZENCO GROUP INC

  3. Permit issued Dec 11, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    ZENCO GROUP INC

2013

  1. DOB filing May 14, 2013 $0

    New Building

  2. DOB filing Apr 26, 2013 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN HEREBY FILED FOR TOTAL 22'-6" STREET FRONTAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATON # 32...

  3. Sale Jan 10, 2013 $379,000

    Changed hands

    638 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

2001

  1. DOB violation Feb 27, 2001

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2000

  1. DOB violation Feb 7, 2000

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1999

  1. DOB violation Jun 24, 1999

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

  2. DOB violation Jun 23, 1999

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

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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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
DAVID KOHN
Owner
NONE
DAVID KOHN
Owner
LAFAYETTE 638 LLC
DAVID KOHN
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
K BUILDERS INC.
FLUSHING, NY, 11354
Owner
J & G CONSTRUCTION SRVCS
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNEE
210 ROUTE 4 EAST, SUTIE 103
PARAMUS, NJ, 07652
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
325 KOSCIUSZKO ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PARTY ONE
134 BROADWAY
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
PARTY 2
1507 AVENUE M
BROOKLYN, NY, 11230
PARTY TWO
325 KOSCIUSZKO STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
134 BROADWAY
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner