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556 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn

BBL 3-01788-0038

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 31 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 35 años abierta, desde el 5 de abril de 1991.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 38 certifications filed against 12 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 35 years, since April 5, 1991.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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14 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 5, 1991.

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DOB violations
13 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued September 23, 2024.
Boiler inspection
Inspected December 23, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 17, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
HPD emergency repair orders
4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,774 in total. The most recent of the 4, a general construction order, was opened January 16, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C14 open most often Lead Paint
To be reinspected19122715556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095717556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095716556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095715556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095714556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095713556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintDefect letter sent19095712556 Lafayette LLC
Lead PaintTo be reinspected19095710556 Lafayette LLC
MoldNotice sent to tenant19201337556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18965391556 Lafayette LLC
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B17 open most often Mold
MoldNotice sent to tenant19215255
Notice sent19195647
Notice sent19195641
Not complied with18826966556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18816218556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18816217556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18816216556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18816213556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18728488556 Lafayette LLC
Not complied with18728487556 Lafayette LLC
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is mold.

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Questions about this building

Does 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn had 31 open violations on September 27, 2026: 31 from HPD. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 35 years, since April 5, 1991.

Is 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 38 certifications filed against 12 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 6 Class C violations, all 6 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?

Yes. 13 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued September 23, 2024. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 4 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $6,774 in total. The most recent of the 4, a general construction order, was opened January 16, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

When was the boiler at 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn last inspected?

On December 23, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn last file its bedbug report?

On December 17, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

When was 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.

How many apartments does 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 8 residential units at 556 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 556 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/556-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn

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