Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
69
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 47 apartments here are rent stabilized.
255 LAFAYETTE STREET · 93 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 47 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 7% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
50 violations the city still lists as unresolved
50 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 9 years.
- Disrepair15
- Paint / plaster10
- Structural10
- Fire & life safety6
- Pests3
- Other2
- Lead paint2
- Gas1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 82% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1998-02-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.