Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 44% of buildings in Fort Greene
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
159 LAFAYETTE AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1897 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Disrepair6
- Other2
- Paint / plaster1
- Water leak1
- Structural1
- Fire & life safety1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 60% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.