865 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

865 Lafayette Avenue is a three-story, three-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, built in 1899 and currently owned by Jason Cohen. The property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most significant concerns centered around window and door conditions. Between late 2020 and early 2021, multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding doors and window frames, particularly affecting Unit 1.

Additional concerns during this period included mold, wall paint/plaster issues, and pests, though not all complaints resulted in verified violations. Most notably, there has been an ongoing requirement to file annual bedbug reports under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) § A that has resulted in four open violations from 2021 through 2024, indicating non-compliance with this particular regulation. Recent inspections have shown some improvement in pest management, with the most recent rodent inspection in April 2025 passing, following a period of rat activity in April 2024.

The building has maintained a passing record in rodent inspections dating back to 2020, though there have been occasional reports of rat activity. While some maintenance issues have been resolved, including certain door and window problems, the bedbug report violation remains open as of the latest data available in April 2024. The property has a mix of closed and open violations, with the most recent specific repair violations (class B) dating back to January 2021, concerning a defective window frame and door lock in Unit 1, though these may have been addressed given the passage of time.