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Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

218 Lafayette Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3019440004BIN 3321875
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Year Built1945
Floors14
Units424
Building Area448,000 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD4
Market Value$52.8M

218 LAFAYETTE AVE is a property located at 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1945. It has 14 floors and 424 units. The building area is 448,000 square feet on a 84,600 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $52.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 529 building permits on record (305 active). There are 569 violations on record (221 currently open). 31 docketed judgments carrying $325 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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2,379records on file
1Energy Star

Completed in 1945, 218 Lafayette Ave rises 14 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 424 units and 448,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $52.8M, and assessed for tax at $23.8M. In the 77 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,379 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 974 of its 2,379 records, fully 41%, fall under that one heading. Violation (569) and permit (529) trail well behind. 221 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 1, with a site energy-use intensity of 360.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 3,005 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 41% complaint, 77 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$52.8M of Kings, written across 2,379 government filings.

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Property Details

Address218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1945
Floors14
Total Units424
Building Area448,000 sqft
Lot Size84,600 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3019440004
3321875
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$52.8M
$23.8M
$662K

Building Permits

529 on record · 305 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 15, 2026Job #B01474315-I1-EL

service work replace 100amp panel with new . use existing feeders. general wiring lighting and outlets

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 13, 2026Est. cost $74KJob #B01434308-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 13, 2026Est. cost $74KJob #B01434308-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 8, 2026Est. cost $55KJob #B01327486-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 6, 2026Est. cost $259KJob #B01229686-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Violations

569 on record · 221 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$325
Judgments · 31 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #011772211R
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Ticket #039094854R
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 1, 2021Balance $25Ticket #0201418883
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2020Ticket #0210190402
FAILURE TO BUNDLE NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES CARDBOARD 9+ DWELLING UNITS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2018Ticket #011635073R
INSPECTION AND TESTING

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SafetyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 25, 2026#VIO-DQ-EN-BENCH-202608-0167007

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 16, 2026#19076575

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELCTRCAL OUTLETS AT NORTH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7H, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 4, 2026#19052453

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Jul 1, 2026#19055537

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued Mar 24, 2026#18735194

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 15B, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1945. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 14 floors and 424 units. The building area is 448,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 529 building permits on record, with 305 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 15, 2026.

Does 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 569 violations on record, with 221 currently open. Breakdown: 15 DOB Safety, 133 DOB, 69 ECB, 352 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 31 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $325. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 218 LAFAYETTE AVE?

218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $52.8M and a total assessed value of $23.8M (land: $662K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 218 LAFAYETTE AVE?

218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 218 LAFAYETTE AVE?

218 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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