1065 Lafayette Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11221

Claimed

12 Units

Built in 1931

4 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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In the past three years, this building had:
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
Duration in the past 10 years.
Data last updated 1 day ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.25 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
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class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
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Hazardous
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class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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Immediately hazardous
3
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jun 19, 2022: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Missing information/filings
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class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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Property Owners and Associates
M
Miriam Yavo
3(20)
Head Officer
30 Properties270 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
J
Joe Falkowitz
2(4)
Agent
1 Property12 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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212 Wyckoff Ave LLC
3.1(20)
Owner
Corporate Owner
34 Properties311 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
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1065 Lafayette Realty LLC
2.4(5)
Owner
Corporate Owner
2 Properties18 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
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Renter Recommendations

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Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews (4)

1 week ago
Roaches roaches roaches and mice
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to the subway, if that’s a plus
Cons:
TONS of roaches. We have mice twice. Incredibly hot in the summer. When it is over a 100 it is actually fresher outside rather then inside. Also when it is hot all roaches are out. They are everywhere. Today I had one in my morning coffee. Happy to move out.
Advice to owner:
Call pest control more often
6 months ago
You can hear everything around, there are roaches and we experienced a fire
Former Tenant
Pros:
It is a great location, and close to the train. And others, like laundry, groceries and more
Cons:
Updated. This happens in summer: next to the building is a park, where everyday people are sleeping and pooping in the back of the tennis court, literally next to the building.

About the apartment: the walls are not just thin, are like paperas and you can hear your neighbors fighting, watching movies or laughing, it is awful. You literally can listen every footsteps not just next to you but the apartment above.

It have just two windows in the room, so there is not a lot of light and the circulation of air is slow, what makes the smells of food stay for a while in the aptm.

On October, 2023, on the first floor there was a fire and no fire extinguishers present in the building, someone died and I don't really know the deal with the tenant who survived, but he was still living here and late at night he would wake up the building with his screaming.

After the fire, they started construction at 7:30 and because the walls, you listen everything like it was in front of you. For sure a headache.

Months after, in 2024 they started to construct during 4 weeks, without any permit in the second floor. Same deal, a lot of noise and I don't want to forget to mention how dusty the building is. We have to ask them to clean because they don't had anyone cleaning the building.

About the building: they had a problem with roaches, and they informed us before we moved in and they said they had it "controlled" but we still have found some around the house. So, every month someone comes to check out the building.

The hot water has a problem, and you never get really hot water on the tub, so forget baths even when you have a tub.

Also this is a rental group, and the lack of communication is huge. For 6 months they haven't provide us with a number for an emergency but the super who doesn't speak English well.

It is a great location but I honestly don't think it's worthy at all. You can't work or rest in this building.
We wish we checked this app before to know all the evictions they had!
Advice to owner:
If you are not ready to rent, you shouldn't do it. And you should be more communicative about the construction, because the noise and the dust are a big issue here.
Over 2 years ago
Roaches, hoarders, shut-ins - avoid at all costs
Former Tenant
Pros:
Price is reasonable.
Cons:
Been here almost 2 years and have killed at least 2,000 roaches, big and small. Saw bedbugs in the bathroom even after treating the apartment. Neighbor screams in the hallway pretty much day and night.
Advice to owner:
This building really just needs to be torn down and started over. Short of that, get someone to clean the hallway regularly
Over 2 years ago
Ok first NYC apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Updated appliances, nice lighting, well lit outside, code for door.
Cons:
Paper thin walls, felt like a dorm/hotel, water changed temperature on its own.
Advice to owner:
Invest in some noise dampening material. Could hear entire conversations word for word through walls and floor. One neighbor blasted music at 11pm and screamed at me when I politely asked her to turn it down.