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896 Lafayette Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11221Company-ownedBBL 3016090043BIN 3043537
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Year Built1931
Floors4
Units7
Building Area6,160 sqft
ZoningR6B
ClassS9
Market Value$1.5M

896 LAFAYETTE AVE is a property located at 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221. It is classified as a primarily residential - mixed use misc. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 4 floors and 7 units. The building area is 6,160 square feet on a 2,200 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6B. The assessed market value is $1.5M. It last sold for $340K on Apr 15, 2003. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (11 active). There are 237 violations on record (7 currently open). 60 docketed judgments carrying $21,827 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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885records on file

Completed in 1931, 896 Lafayette Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 7 units and 6,160 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $666K. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 885 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 440 of its 885 records, fully 50%, fall under that one heading. Violation (237) and enforcement (75) trail well behind. 7 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 2013.

Read together — 50% complaint, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$1.5M of Kings, written across 885 government filings.

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Property Details

Address896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Building TypePrimarily Residential - Mixed Use Misc
S9
Year Built1931
Floors4
Total Units7
Building Area6,160 sqft
Lot Size2,200 sqft
ZoningR6B
ConditionAverage
3016090043
3043537
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$666K
$7K
$340K
Last Sale DateApr 15, 2003

Building Permits

15 on record · 11 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Apr 1, 2004Est. cost $18KJob #301674267-01

GEN CONST

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 3, 2004Est. cost $100KJob #301538389-01

GC

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 23, 2004Job #301674267-01-01

FP

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 13, 2004Job #301674267-1-1-hist

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 20, 2003Job #301538389-01-01

PL

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Violations

237 on record · 7 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$21,827
Judgments · 60 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2026Balance $10,000Ticket #014230682X
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 30, 2026Balance $25Ticket #0220177770
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $3,000Ticket #014161859X
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #014161860N
RECORDKEEPING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048721415L
BROKEN RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Feb 7, 2025#17679703

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH-SET AT DOOR AT BULK-HEAD , 4th STORY

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Feb 7, 2025#17679700

§ 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 #6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Feb 7, 2025#17679697

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT #6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 3, 2023#16204804

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a primarily residential - mixed use misc with 4 floors and 7 units. The building area is 6,160 sqft.

Are there building permits at 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 15 building permits on record, with 11 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Apr 1, 2004.

Does 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 237 violations on record, with 7 currently open. Breakdown: 22 DOB, 4 ECB, 211 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 60 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $21,827. 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 896 LAFAYETTE AVE?

896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $666K (land: $7K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 896 LAFAYETTE AVE last sold?

896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 last sold for $340K on Apr 15, 2003. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 896 LAFAYETTE AVE?

896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is zoned R6B. 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 896 LAFAYETTE AVE?

896 LAFAYETTE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 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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