# 556 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

City records list the water service line as lead (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1931 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 8 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- City records list the water service line as lead
- 9 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and mold and leaks and walls, floors and stairs
- 10 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 28 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 28 open: 28 about building conditions — mold (10), walls, floors and stairs (7), pests (3), doors and windows (2); 9 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 14 older records from 1991–2007 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 326 violations on record in all, 1991–2026 — the 221 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 13 open: 8 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 10 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 26 heat or hot water, 16 doors or windows, 13 general repairs, 12 appliances, 12 leaks, 12 paint or plaster, 11 mold, 10 electrical, 10 unsanitary conditions, 7 plumbing, 7 safety, 5 floors or stairs, 4 outside the building (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Weil Mclain  Bl578Sf WEIL MCLAIN  BL578SF), registration expired since May 2001 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2001 (2 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 4 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

10 of 8 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1
- Apt 1L: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/1l
- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/2
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/3
- Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/4
- Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/5
- Apt 6: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/6
- Apt 7: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/7
- Apt 8: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/8
- Apt 21: https://blueflo.tech/b/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn/unit/21

## Registered with the city

- 556 Lafayette LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 556 LAFAYETTE LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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