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309 Lafayette Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238Company-ownedBBL 3019330060BIN 3055375
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1963
Floors24
Units328
Building Area370,990 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassD4
Market Value$27.6M

309 LAFAYETTE AVE is a property located at 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1963. It has 24 floors and 328 units. The building area is 370,990 square feet on a 99,953 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $27.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 117 building permits on record (74 active). There are 385 violations on record (51 currently open). 16 docketed judgments carrying $13,900 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

1,057records on file
54Energy Star

Completed in 1963, 309 Lafayette Ave rises 24 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 328 units and 370,990 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $27.6M, and assessed for tax at $12.4M. In the 63 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,057 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 385 of its 1,057 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (286) and inspection (149) trail well behind. 51 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 54, with a site energy-use intensity of 81.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,968 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 36% violation, 63 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$27.6M of Kings, written across 1,057 government filings.

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Property Details

Address309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1963
Floors24
Total Units328
Building Area370,990 sqft
Lot Size99,953 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
3019330060
3055375
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$27.6M
$12.4M
$788K

Building Permits

117 on record · 74 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 16, 2026Est. cost $1.4MJob #B00620359-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 2, 2026Est. cost $1.4MJob #B00620359-P1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 26, 2026Est. cost $907KJob #B00920273-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 25, 2026Est. cost $404KJob #B00920279-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 25, 2025Est. cost $1Job #B00423810-I1
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Violations

385 on record · 51 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$13,900
Judgments · 16 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 29, 2026Balance $10,000Ticket #037034467J
FAILURE TO SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2024Balance $3,125Ticket #037023167Y
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2021Ticket #037019568N
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2019Ticket #035365658X
FAIL TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFWTY-UNSAFE FACADE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2018Ticket #011630714P
SIGN, POSTINGS, NOTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 21, 2026#18945315

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 21, 2026#18945316

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 21, 2026#18945317

§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT AT CLOSET DOOR AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 21, 2026#18945318

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 12, 2025#2817041

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 EAST ELEVATION FLAKING PAINT AT BALCONY. EXPOSURE 3 WEST ELEVATION DEFECTED BALCONY SLAB AT THE 21ST FLOOR. REMEDY: REPAIR AND OR REPLACE

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 was constructed in 1963. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 24 floors and 328 units. The building area is 370,990 sqft.

Are there building permits at 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 117 building permits on record, with 74 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Apr 16, 2026.

Does 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 385 violations on record, with 51 currently open. Breakdown: 97 DOB, 23 ECB, 265 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has 16 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $13,900. 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 309 LAFAYETTE AVE?

309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 has an assessed market value of $27.6M and a total assessed value of $12.4M (land: $788K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 309 LAFAYETTE AVE?

309 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 is zoned R7-1. 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 309 LAFAYETTE AVE?

309 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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