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654 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01789 • Lot 0040 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 654 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01789
Lot: 0040
BBL: 3017890040
Unified address ID: 3017890040

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,900 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.44
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 1931
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,736 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 48 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: KAUFMAN, CHAIM

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,486,000
Total assessment: $15,397
Land assessment: $2,559
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: CLIFFORD CARTER

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 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 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 ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 10, 2025

    Class A

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 27, 2024

    Class I

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

  2. 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. Sale Sep 22, 2023 $1,950,000

    Changed hands

    654 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

  2. HPD violation Mar 23, 2023

    Class A

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

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 9, 2022

    Class I

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

  2. DOB violation Jan 5, 2022

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2021

  1. ECB violation Oct 6, 2021 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF STOP WORK ORDER.WORKING AGAINST ACTIVE SWO WORK WAS COMPLETED AND CERTIF...

2018

  1. ECB violation May 11, 2018 $625

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION# 35236371H ISSUED ON 7/31/17 & TO FILE A...

  2. ECB violation Mar 10, 2018 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35236371H ISSUED ON 07/31/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  3. ECB violation Jan 21, 2018 $800

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMM/VIOL#35236371H ISS UED ON 07/31/17 AND TO FILE A COFC PURSUANT TO ...

2017

  1. ECB violation Dec 13, 2017 $2,400

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35236371H ISSUED ON 07/31/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

  2. DOB violation Nov 15, 2017

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  3. ECB violation Oct 30, 2017 $2,400

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35236371H ISSUED ON 07/31/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

2005

  1. Permit issued Sep 1, 2005

    EW / OT

    COLBALT ENG

  2. DOB filing Sep 1, 2005 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACING WALL AT THE REAR OF THEBUILDING, AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OROCCUPANCY.

2004

  1. DOB violation Feb 17, 2004

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

2003

  1. Sale Feb 14, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    654 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
CHAIM KAUFMAN
53 Taaffe Place 1b
Brooklyn, NY, 11205
SiteManager
Chaim KAUFMAN
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
CLIFFORD CARTER
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1901 E. VOORHEES STREET, SUITE C
DANVILLE, IL, 61834
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
585 SOUTH BOULEVARD E
PONTIAC, MI, 48341
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
654 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11216
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner