Is 642 Lafayette Ave rent stabilized?
642 Lafayette Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 642 Lafayette Avenue — or 642 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West), where the median building has 8. Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 27 violations on record at the address, 2 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 58 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3017890035 |
Owner & management
| Owner | Cross State Development 273 Merrick Road · Lynbrook, NY 11563 |
| Managing agent | CPA Building Management |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 27 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 58 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 2, 2025 |